State v. Warren

Miller, Judge.

Indicted for illegal drug possession, Ronnie Warren moved on various grounds to suppress the cocaine found in his car, including that the officer lacked a reasonable suspicion to stop him. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court granted the motion, holding that the officer lacked “probable cause” for the traffic stop.

The court erred in basing its ruling on the conclusion that the State failed to prove probable cause for the traffic stop. As reiterated in Raulerson v. State:

[A]n officer may conduct a brief investigative stop of a vehi cle only when such a stop is justified…