Cartwright v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

This case arises from the trial court’s denial of Linda Cartwright’s motion to suppress evidence. Because we find that the search exceeded the Terry v. Ohio 1 pat-down for weapons, we reverse the trial court’s denial of Cartwright’s motion to suppress.

The facts are not in dispute. On June 27, 2002, officers responded to a call to investigate neighbors arguing about a speeding vehicle. Benny Grant and Cartwright, his wife, were apparently concerned with the speed at which their neighbor’s son had been operating his vehicle in the area. During the investigation, the…