Nelson v. State

Miller, Judge.

Deron Leroy Nelson was convicted of trafficking in marijuana. On appeal, he challenges the denial of his motion to suppress.

1. When reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress, the appellate court construes the evidence in the light most favorable to the trial court’s judgment, and its findings of fact based upon conflicting evidence must be accepted unless clearly erroneous.* 1

The evidence showed that an officer noticed that the van Nelson was driving had a black plate that bordered and partially concealed his license tag. The officer stopped the van and asked Nelson for his…