Alexander v. State

BARFIELD, Judge.

Renaldo Alexander appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine, arguing that the trial court should have granted his pretrial motion to suppress the crack cocaine seized from his person on the ground that there was insufficient basis to stop and frisk him. We reverse.

At the hearing on the motion, Officer Johnson testified that while on routine patrol, he stopped to talk to a confidential informant with whom he had worked eight to ten times and from whom he usually received reliable information. The informant pointed towards a car1 in front of Johnson and told him that he…