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Douglas Day appeals his conviction of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, arguing that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress contraband seized from his camper. Finding no error, we affirm. A trial court’s order on a motion to suppress will not be disturbed on appellate review if there is any evidence to support it, and we will accept the trial court’s decision with regard to questions of fact and credibility unless clearly erroneous. We construe all evidence presented in favor of the trial court’s findings and judgment.1 So viewed, the record shows that Lieutenant William Stokes of the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Department obtained a search warrant for property located at 691 Highway 96 Jeffersonville Ga. Twiggs County, any persons on said property, any outbuildings, and curtilage of said property. Occupant of said property is known to us as “Douglass Day”. The residence is described as a off white in color with brown trim pull behind camper. The record shows that the address stated in the warrant belongs to a brick house occupied by Day’s mother, Lorraine Price. Stokes testified at the suppression hearing that the 691 Highway 96 address was the only one visible from the road; that he applied for the warrant based on information that methamphetamines were kept in the camper, where Day lived; that Stokes believed that the camper was part of Price’s address since it was sitting in her back yard, 150 yards behind her house; and that when officers executed the warrant, Stokes saw electrical cords running from the mother’s house to the camper, so he assumed that the camper was getting its electricity from the house. Stokes also testified, however, that the camper faced an alley beside Highway 96 called Califf Lane, and photographs introduced into evidence showed the number “103″ displayed on the front of the camper and on its entrance door. None of the photographs depicted a sign for Califf Lane.

A search of the camper revealed contraband, and Day was arrested. He moved to suppress the evidence found in the camper. The trial court denied the motion, finding that the property description was sufficient for a law enforcement officer to determine the location with reasonable certainty.

 
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