State v. Ford

HUNTER, Robert C., Judge.

Defendant James Donovan Ford appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop. Defendant contends that the police officers that stopped him lacked reasonable suspicion to conduct the stop, and thus the evidence seized was the product of an unconstitutional search and should have been suppressed. We conclude, based on the totality of the circumstances, that the officers had reasonable suspicion to believe that defendant committed a traffic violation supporting the traffic stop. The trial court, therefore, properly denied…