Samantha a Pabst v. State

OPINION

Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice

At issue in this appeal is the propriety of a traffic stop based on the vehicle’s temporary tag being illegible from a distance of four-to-five feet. After determining the police officer reasonably suspected the driver of the vehicle had committed a violation, the trial court denied appellant’s motion to suppress evidence stemming from the traffic stop. We affirm.

I. Factual and PROCEDURAL Background

Appellant Samantha A. Pabst was driving a vehicle with a temporary tag. Officer Tida Liu found the tag illegible and initiated a traffic stop. As a result of…