Jones v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial at which he stipulated to the evidence presented at the motion to suppress hearing, William David Jones was convicted of DUI-less safe, DUI-per se, and driving without a license on his person. The trial court denied his motion for new trial, and on appeal Jones contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the police lacked articulable suspicion or probable cause to stop his vehicle. Following our review, we affirm.

Because the trial court sits as the trier of fact when ruling on a motion to suppress or a motion in…