K.S. v. State

After pleading to carrying a concealed weapon, possession of less than twenty grams of cannabis, and possession of paraphernalia, a juvenile appeals an order denying her motion to suppress. She argues the trial court erred in denying her motion because law enforcement lacked reasonable suspicion for the stop and could not provide articulable facts to support probable cause for the pat-down. We agree with the second argument and reverse.

At the motion to suppress hearing, a female officer testified that around 1:46 a.m. she noticed a parked car running with the headlights on, but the tag light…