State v. Stansbury

Andrews, Chief Judge.

The State appeals from the trial court’s order granting Sean Stansbury’s motion to suppress the results of an aleo-sensor test and subsequent field sobriety tests. The trial court found that the officers did not have a reasonable, articulable suspicion to detain Stansbury and administer the aleo-sensor test. We disagree and reverse.

The facts in this case are undisputed. Two Cobb County police officers on routine patrol were driving behind Stansbury’s car when they noticed his license tag was expired. The officers pulled Stansbury over, and one officer went up to the man…