Morgan v. State

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

Maurice Morgan appeals his convictions for possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute and possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime. He contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress the drug and weapon evidence, confiscated during a search of the vehicle in which he had been traveling as a passenger. Morgan maintains that the search stemmed from an unconstitutional traffic stop and therefore the cited evidence constituted fruit of the poisonous tree. Because the record authorized the trial court’s conclusion that…