Gaither v. the State

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

Yolande Gaither was charged with two counts of driving under the influence (“less safe” and unlawful alcohol concentration), an open container violation, and driving with an expired license. She filed a motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of a traffic stop, asserting, inter alia, that the arresting officer lacked articulable suspicion to stop her. The trial court denied Gaither’s motion, and we granted her application for interlocutory appeal. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

During Gaither’s suppression hearing, White County Deputy Sheriff Jared…