Somesso v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Chatham County Narcotics Agent Michael Delatorre stopped Michael Somesso’s car to execute an arrest warrant on Somesso’s passenger and subsequently searched the car, discovering marijuana and a pistol. Delatorre arrested Somesso for possessing marijuana, carrying a concealed weapon, and carrying a pistol without a license. In the trial court, Somesso sought unsuccessfully to suppress the evidence obtained at the stop. On appeal, he claims that stopping and searching his car violated his Fourth Amendment rights. Because Delatorre had authority to stop the car to execute the…