State v. Picot

Miller, Judge.

The State appeals from the trial court’s order granting Brigitte Merie Picot’s motion to exclude all evidence gathered as the result of an allegedly illegal seizure during a traffic stop. The State contends that the trial court erred by (1) concluding that a Gwinnett County police officer did not have the authority to stop Picot for speeding in Snellville, and (2) ruling that, due to having a suspended license, Picot was in custody at the time of the stop (which would have required a reading of her Miranda rights before she could be subjected to field sobriety tests). Since the…