Wallace v. State

I share the majority’s concern, expressed in footnote 3, as to whether the police had a reasonable suspicion that a concealed firearm violation had occurred. However, as the majority correctly states, Mr. Wallace did not raise this issue in the trial court or on appeal. Instead, Mr. Wallace argues that Mr. Ike-Onyechi’s statements to the police did not support an investigatory stop and, therefore, that Mr. Wallace’s incriminating admissions to the police should have been suppressed. I respectfully dissent from the majority decision because in my view, considering the totality of the…