Stone v. State

BRIAN QUINN, Justice.

Appellant, Angelia G. Stone, was convicted upon her plea of guilty for possessing a controlled substance (methamphetamine) in an amount of less than one gram. She contends on appeal that the trial court erred in failing to grant her motion to suppress as the result of her purportedly illegal detention and the search of her purse. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Background

On August 31, 2001, Officer Jeff Ash-burn stopped a vehicle in which appellant was a passenger for failure to have an inspection certificate. Ashburn asked Jodi Wynn, the driver, to have a seat…