A Gordon County jury found Miranda Norton guilty of trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and possession of methylenedioxymethamphetamine “ecstasy” with intent to distribute. On appeal, Norton contends that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence seized from her by law enforcement officers during their execution of a search warrant on the premises of Norton’s aunt. We agree and reverse because 1 a search of Norton’s person was not justified to protect an officer or to prevent the disposal or concealment of evidence sought in the warrant; 2 the officers did not have probable cause for a warrantless search of her person; and 3 the State failed to establish that the evidence seized from her would have been inevitably discovered. When considering whether a trial court erred by denying a motion to suppress this Court construes the evidence in favor of the trial court’s ruling, and we review de novo the trial court’s application of the law to undisputed facts. Additionally, we must defer to the trial court’s determination on the credibility of witnesses, and the trial court’s ruling on disputed facts must be accepted unless it is clearly erroneous. Moreover, in reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress, we consider all the evidence of record, including evidence introduced at trial. Citation and footnote omitted. Jackson v. State , 280 Ga. App. 716 634 SE2d 846 2006.
So viewed, the evidence shows that members of the Gordon County drug task force followed a confidential informant and a third party to a house where the third party bought methamphetamine from a sixteen-year-old male. A task force member applied for and obtained a search warrant for the premises where the methamphetamine was purchased.1 Later that evening, the task force executed the warrant on the premises, which was the residence of Sharon Norton and her son, C. R. Miranda Norton, Sharon Norton’s niece, was not named in the warrant, did not reside with her aunt, and had not previously come to the attention of investigating officers.
