Becoats v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Phyllip Jerrod Becoats was convicted of trafficking in cocaine, possessing marijuana and failing to maintain his lane. Becoats claims that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a vehicle search during a traffic stop. Because the trial court did not err in denying the motion, we affirm.

While the trial court’s findings as to disputed facts in a ruling on a motion to suppress will be reviewed to determine whether the ruling was clearly erroneous, where the evidence is uncontroverted and no question regarding the…