Johnson v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Michael Johnson appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, 1 misdemeanor possession of marijuana, 2 and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer. 3 He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the contraband obtained from his person during a traffic stop when police tried to frisk him for a knife that he admitted to having in a pocket from which he refused to remove his hand. Because police reasonably apprehended that the knife posed a threat to their safety, they were fully justified…