State v. Copeland

OPINION

Meyers, Johnson, Keasler, Alcala, Richardson, and Newell, JJ., joined.

Shirley Copeland was .charged with possession of a dangerous drug after police searched the vehicle she was in and found prescription pain medication in a plastic bag. She filed a motion to suppress, arguing that the search of the car was illegal. The trial court granted the motion and sua sponte issued findings of.fact and conclusions of law. This is the State’s third appeal from the trial court’s ruling granting the motion to suppress.1

*612The State’s initial appeals focused on whether the police had the consent of the…