Salmeron v. State

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

Following a bench trial, the court found Omar Salmerón guilty of trafficking in cocaine. On appeal, Salmerón contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. For reasons that follow, we disagree and affirm.

“On appeal from a denial of a motion to suppress, we construe the evidence in favor of the trial court’s ruling, and the trial court’s application of law to undisputed facts is subject to de novo review.” Viewed in this manner, the record shows that on December 11, 2002, Henry County Police Officer Mike Freeman was patrolling traffic on 1-75 when he…