State v. Forehand

Phipps, Judge.

After an altercation with a deputy sheriff, Dwayne Forehand was indicted for felony and misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer and simple battery. The court granted Forehand’s motion to suppress a videotape which captured part of the altercation. And, after granting Forehand’s motion to suppress evidence of the traffic stop which initiated the encounter, the trial court dismissed the indictment. The State appeals the grant of both motions and the dismissal of the indictment. We reverse the suppression of the videotape because we find that the stop was not invalid…