State v. Gray

In this case, the defendant moved to suppress evidence on the ground that officers did not have reasonable suspicion to seize him. The only evidence was the uncontradicted testimony of the officers. The trial court granted the motion to suppress. The State appealed. The Twelfth Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the trial court. 1 We granted review to consider whether the appellate court gave proper deference to the trial court’s findings of fact.

In a similar case, State v. Ross, 2 we have held that the trial court’s decision should have been affirmed because of the deference due its…