Miller v. State

The majority inexplicably disregards the trial court’s findings with regard to the entire team of police officers involved in the investigatory stop of Miller, and instead considers only the findings with respect to Officer Williams by relying primarily on the trial court’s supposed determination of his credibility.

The trial court itself recognized that it could not focus solely on Williams’ knowledge and testimony. The order of the trial court shows that it, unlike the majority, understood that there exist two possible grounds on which the stop of Miller could be justified. That…