Case Name: THE STATE v. DAVIDSON; and vice versa
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1976-10-20
Citations: 140 Ga. App. 338
Docket Number: 52914, 52915
Parties: THE STATE v. DAVIDSON; and vice versa.
Judges: Deen, P. J., and Webb, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 140
Pages: 338–338

Head Matter:
52914, 52915.
THE STATE v. DAVIDSON; and vice versa.
Submitted October 5, 1976
Decided October 20, 1976
Rehearing denied November 4, 1976,
in case no. 52914
William H. Ison, District Attorney, Clarence L. Leathers, Jr., Michael D. Anderson, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellant.
Jim Jenkins, for appellee.

Opinion:
Smith, Judge.
The defendant was indicted for violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. He moved to suppress the evidence upon which the indictments were based. The state moved to dismiss because defendant's motion did not allege that he had standing to challenge the search of the premises from which the evidence was seized. The trial court overruled the state's motion to dismiss and granted the defendant's motion to suppress. The state appeals the denial of its motion to dismiss.
1. The state argues that the defendant's motion to suppress should have been dismissed because the defendant failed to show that he was aggrieved by the unlawful search and seizure. "Where possession is an essential element of the offense charged, a defendant can claim automatic standing to contest the validity of a search. Jones v. United States, 362 U. S. 257 (80 SC 725, 4 LE2d 697)." Herndon v. State, 138 Ga. App. 346 (226 SE2d 141). The trial court did not err in overruling the state's motion to dismiss.
2. The defendant's cross appeal is rendered moot by our decision on the main appeal.
Judgment affirmed.
Deen, P. J., and Webb, J., concur.