State v. Harris

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Linwood Harris was indicted for possession of cocaine and driving with a suspended license after police stopped the car he was driving and found crack cocaine in his passenger’s purse. The passenger, Denise Peters, was indicted for possession of cocaine. Harris and Peters filed motions to suppress, which the trial court granted based on its determination that the stop was “unreasonably pretextual.” The state appeals from the order granting those motions.

1. The state contends the trial court erred in finding that the police officer lacked a reasonable articulable suspicion…