State v. Dukes

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

The dispositive issue in this case is whether police officers had probable cause to arrest Timothy Dukes for obstruction. Because the officers did not have probable cause to arrest Dukes, the trial court correctly granted Dukes’ motion to suppress evidence of suspected cocaine found after the unlawful arrest.

“In reviewing a ruling on a motion to suppress, we construe the evidence most favorably toward upholding the trial court’s findings and judgment. We apply a de novo standard of review to the trial court’s application of the law to undisputed facts.” In the instant…