Shaver v. State

I respectfully disagree with the conclusion in Part I of the unpublished memorandum that there was reasonable suspicion to justify the initial investigatory stop of Brian Shaver's vehicle and that, therefore, the trial court properly denied Shaver's motion to suppress.

My review of the record reveals the following: Chris Hargett, an investigator with the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, testified that on January 30, 2002, he was contacted by the Russellville Police Department and asked to assist with a vehicle that had been stopped on Highway 43. Investigator Hargett testified he was…