Hambright v. State

Been, Presiding Judge.

Terry Hambright brings this appeal following his conviction of theft by receiving a motor vehicle, alteration of a motor vehicle identification number and unauthorized use of a registration plate following the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. A police officer may stop an individual where there is a “reasonable articulable ground” for detention which can be less than probable cause to make an arrest or conduct a search, but must be more than a mere caprice or arbitrary harassment. Allen v. State, 140 Ga. App. 828, 830 (232 SE2d 250) (1976). Here, the stop was…