Worlds v. the State

Boggs, Judge.

We granted Teresa Worlds’ interlocutory application in this case to determine whether a trailer hitch ball installed on the bumper of a vehicle in front of the rear license plate “obstructs or hinders the clear display and legibility of a license plate” within the meaning of OCGA § 40-2-41. Worlds appeals from the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress, urging that the trial court erred in concluding that her license plate was obstructed, thus justifying a traffic stop. We disagree and affirm.

When reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, we apply the “any…