Swearingen v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

William Swearingen, Jr. was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. On appeal, he challenges the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized from what he alleges was an illegal traffic stop. He also challenges the trial court’s refusal to give jury instructions pertaining to the legality of the traffic stop and the requirement that illegally obtained evidence must be suppressed. Because the trial court was not required to give the requested jury charges and because the trial court did not err in denying his motion to suppress, we affirm Swearingen’s…