State v. Bailey

In this Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants case, the trial court granted defendant’s motion to suppress all evidence obtained after a traffic stop which defendant contends was not justified by probable cause to believe that an offense had been committed. The state appeals and we reverse.

Defendant was driving his pickup truck in the city of Monroe at about 11:30 p.m., when a Monroe police officer observed defendant’s vehicle weaving in its own lane. The officer followed defendant for about 4-5 blocks within the city limits, closing the distance between the cars to about one half block.…