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State of Tennessee v. Robert H. Harper, Jr.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 6, 2000No. W1999-00492-CCA-R3-CDPublishedCited by 3 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · TiptonTipton, J.
WELLES, J., and LAFFERTY, Sr.J., joined.
The defendant, Robert H. Harper, Jr., appeals upon a certified question of law his conviction in the Hardin County Circuit Court for felonious possession of marijuana for which he received a three-year sentence as a Range I, standard offender and a fine of five thousand dollars. The defendant asserts that the stop of his vehicle was not based upon reasonable suspicion and that the subsequent warrantless search was unlawful. We conclude that the stop and search were improper, and we reverse the judgment of conviction and dismiss the case.
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