Harris v. State

WHATLEY, Judge.

Harris appeals his judgments and sentences for possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. We agree and reverse.

Harris was driving his pickup truck in a lawful manner. Two law enforcement officers were behind Harris in separate vehicles and both officers attempted to obtain the tag number from Harris’s vehicle. Their testimony, which is supported by the evidence, was that a trailer hitch partially blocked the tag and they could not read the letters on the tag from a…