State v. Mincher

Dillard, Judge.

Rachel Mincher was charged by accusation with DUI per se (under 21), DUI less safe, and making an improper right turn. Mincher filed a motion to suppress, challenging the lawfulness of the traffic stop, which the trial court granted. The State now appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in finding that the arresting officer had no reasonable articulable suspicion to justify the traffic stop. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm.

Construing the evidence to uphold the trial court’s findings and judgment, 1 the record shows that around 4:30 a.m. on December 19, 2010,…