State v. Hanson

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

The State appeals the trial court’s grant of James Hanson and Deborah Sue Huddleston’s motion to suppress evidence of marijuana found during a vehicle search following a traffic stop. Driver Hanson, who was not in violation of any traffic law, was stopped by Deputy Fred Sutton of the Camden County Sheriff’s Department to check upon his physical condition, as he purportedly was weaving within his traffic lane. The court determined that the deputy’s testimony was not credible and that the police conduct of the stop amounted to a ploy to create a basis to search…