Cole v. State

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Jason Neil Cole was found guilty of possessing methamphetamine and marijuana found during a search of his car conducted by police after he was stopped for a traffic offense. He appeals claiming the search was illegal and that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress the search results. Because we conclude the traffic stop and detention were legal and that Cole voluntarily consented to the search, we affirm.

The following testimony was given at a hearing before the trial court on Cole’s suppression motion. After stopping Cole for failure to properly…