Glass v. State

Evidence that the defendant rented the 2-room hotel suite where a large variety of drugs were discovered in plain sight, had a key to the suite on his person when searched and that the suite contained his personal property, supported his convictions for cocaine trafficking and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute.

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A Carroll County jury found Ramar Glass guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of trafficking in cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-31 a 1 A; and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, OCGA § 16-13-30 j. Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Glass appeals, contending the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant, in denying his motion to suppress pretrial statements that he gave before being advised of his constitutional rights, and in denying his motion for a directed verdict. For the reasons explained below, we affirm. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,1 the evidence shows the following.2 On March 13, 2005, Glass checked in to the Quality Inn & Suites Hotel located at 160 Centennial Road, Carrollton. Glass asked for a suite and was assigned Room 248, a suite that the hotel had previously created by combining Room 248 and the adjoining room, Room 250. Monet Raphael was noted as an additional guest in the suite. On the evening of March 14, other guests complained about there being too many people in Room 248.

On March 15, 2005, a man called the front desk from Room 248, asked for housekeeping service and agreed to leave the suite while it was being cleaned. The housekeeper who responded discovered a large quantity of what appeared to illegal drugs in the suite. The housekeeper reported what she had found, and the head of housekeeping went to the suite to confirm the discovery. The head of housekeeping saw a grass-like material that appeared to be marijuana in open bags sitting on top of the television and desk. In an open desk drawer, she saw small plastic bags that contained what looked like broken pieces of cloudy glass. She reported this to the front desk manager, who called the Carrollton police.

Glass v. State

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