Court Opinion

ID: 9854253
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 06:04:01.207969+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:22:59.778137
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Benham, Judge,
concurring specially.
I write separately to emphasize that my concurrence is not based merely on the existence of probable cause for the stop, but on the officer’s testimony that appellant freely gave his consent to the search of his luggage and his person prior to the actual search, and that this consent was not withdrawn prior to discovery of the unusual bulge. *460No evidence was offered to contest the officer’s version of the incident; therefore, the search must be viewed as consensual and not violative of appellant’s Fourth Amendment rights. Scott v. State, 253 Ga. 147 (317 SE2d 830) (1984).
Decided May 27, 1988
Rehearing denied June 8, 1988
Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Clifford A. Sticker, Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.
John A. Beall IV, Jerry L. Patrick, Jr., for appellee.