Moore v. State

Because my reading of the record and applicable case law leads to a conclusion that the officer’s actions were proper, I respectfully dissent.

To my reading of the testimony at the hearing, which comports with the trial court’s factual findings, Officer Hammack approached Moore and his female companion while they were standing outside a laundromat. Hammack recognized the female as someone known to him to be on felony probation, so he decided to run a wants and warrants check on her. While he was doing so, the owner of the laundromat approached Hammack and advised that while the female had a…