Grimes v. State

Bernes, Judge.

After the trial court denied his motion to suppress, a Walker County jury convicted David Grimes of possession of methamphetamine. On appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial, Grimes contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress and failing to charge the jury on his equal access defense. Because this case involves a search of an automobile following an arrest, we vacate in part the order denying Grimes’s motion to suppress and remand the case to the trial court for further consideration in light of the United States Supreme Court’s recent…