Easterlin v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Following a trial by jury, the appellant, Paul Cullen Easterlin, was found guilty of a violation of a probationary license, possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, and possession of an open container of alcohol while operating a motor vehicle. On appeal, in his sole enumeration of error, Easterlin asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained following an allegedly invalid stop.

At the motion to suppress hearing, Officer Charles Pines with the Ellaville Police Department testified that on October 16, 1993, at approximately 10:15…