Legal Opinion
State of Tennessee v. Wayne Donaldson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 2012No. M2010-00690-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 13 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · WadeGary R. Wade, J.
CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.
An officer stopped the defendant for a traffic violation. When the officer ordered the defendant out of his vehicle to sign the citation, he observed what appeared to be a bag of cocaine on the floorboard of the driver’s side. Charged with possession with intent to sell or deliver twenty-six grams or more of cocaine in a school zone, the defendant moved to suppress the evidence as the product of an unlawful seizure. The trial court sustained the motion, and the Court of Criminal Appeals…
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