Tate v. State

Fletcher, Justice.

At approximately 1:00 a.m. on October 3, 1992, Tate was traveling north on 1-75. As he crossed the Cobb/Cherokee County line into Cherokee County he passed a Cherokee County Sheriffs deputy who was parked alongside the interstate. The deputy testified that Tate’s vehicle appeared to have no tag but, as he caught up to the vehicle and pulled up behind, he discovered that the vehicle had a tag but no tag light. The deputy further testified that having pulled to within 50 to 20 feet of Tate’s vehicle he observed the vehicle weave over the lane lines. The deputy then stopped…