Legal Opinion
State of Tennessee v. Mechelle L. Montgomery
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 2015No. M2013-01149-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 15 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · WadeGary R. Wade, J.
in which Sharon G. Lee, C.J., and Cornelia A. Clark and Holly Kirby, ■ JJ., joined. Jeffrey S. Bivins, J., not participating.
The defendant, who was indicted for driving under the influence and violating the open container law, moved to suppress all evidence discovered during the search of her car, which included an open container of alcohol and a small amount of marijuana. The trial court granted the motion to suppress, holding that one of the officers involved had unreasonably prolonged the investigatory stop. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. Because the officer had a…
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