Martin v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Susan E. Martin appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence following a traffic stop. Because we conclude that the arresting officer lacked a reasonable articulable suspicion for stopping Martin’s car, we reverse.

The evidence at the motion hearing showed that Martin was stopped at a traffic light when a Cherokee County deputy sheriffs car approached her from behind. The officer testified that he did not know what color the light was when he first crested the hill before the traffic light. But as he approached Martin’s car, the light was green and Martin…