Georgia troopers put to the “smell test” in drug case
Is it possible for a police officer to smell raw marijuana when it's wrapped up and locked in a car trunk? That was the question asked by David West, a Georgia criminal defense lawyer, in a drug case currently pending in Gordon County. Mr. West's client was arrested and charged with drug crimes after law enforcement officers found 10 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of the car he was driving. The police believed they had probable cause to search the car ...
