Ortiz v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Following his conviction for carrying a weapon on school property, Ruben Ivan Ortiz appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. Ortiz contends that the school administrator’s search violated the Fourth Amendment and thus any evidence obtained from the search should be excluded. Upon review, we affirm.

A trial judge’s findings of fact on a motion to suppress should not be disturbed if there is any evidence to support them; determinations of fact and credibility must be accepted unless clearly erroneous; and the evidence must be construed in favor of the…