State v. Holmes

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Following the grant of Travis Holmes’s motion to suppress evidence obtained during a vehicle stop, the State appeals, contending that the trial court erred by ruling that the officer lacked adequate suspicion to stop Holmes’s vehicle. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

At the outset, we note that there are

three fundamental principles which must be followed when conducting an appellate review of a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress. First, when a motion to suppress is heard by the trial judge, that judge sits as the trier of facts. The trial judge hears the…