Phillips v. the State

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Following a stipulated bench trial, Arthur Phillips was convicted of DUI per se (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (5)).1 Phillips appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a traffic stop that resulted in Phillips’s arrest. Specifically, Phillips argues that the arresting officer lacked a reasonable articulable suspicion to make the traffic stop. We disagree, and therefore we affirm.

[There are] three fundamental principles which must be followed when conducting an appellate review of a trial court’s ruling on a motion…