State v. Teague

SMITH, Judge,

specially concurring.

I concur in the result reached in Judge Wigginton’s opinion, and write only to express briefly the basis upon which I feel the trial court’s ruling should be affirmed.

First, I find some merit in the state’s position that one carrying an otherwise openly visible firearm within easy reach inside a vehicle with darkly tinted windows may be considered as “carrying” a “concealed weapon.” 1 I am unpersuaded by the argument that since darkness would prevent one from seeing inside a car even with clear windows, the tinted windows on this occasion did not conceal the…