State v. Goodman

Ruffin, Judge.

Robert Scott Goodman was charged with driving under the influence, making an improper left turn and violating an open container ordinance. The State appeals the trial court’s grant of Goodman’s motion to suppress all evidence resulting from a traffic stop. Because the record supports the trial court’s determination that the arresting officer stopped Goodman without reasonable suspicion, we affirm the judgment below.

On January 19, 1995, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Goodman’s vehicle had stopped at a red light in a left-turn-only lane at the intersection of Tara Boulevard and Old…