Goens v. State

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Ryan Goens (“Goens”) has filed an interlocutory appeal challenging the Johnson Superior Court’s denial of his motion to suppress. Goens argues that the traffic stop that resulted in his arrest for driving while intoxicated was not supported by reasonable suspicion. We agree and reverse the trial court’s denial of Goens’s motion to suppress.

Facts and Procedural History

On April 3, 2009, Officer Greg Lengerich of the Greenwood Police Department observed a Chevrolet minivan “without any operable brake lights.” Appellee’s App. pp. 1, 7. The officer initiated a traffic stop *831of…