Lopez v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a stipulated bench trial, Johnny Garcia Lopez appeals his conviction for trafficking in methamphetamine, arguing that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress contraband found on his person during a search incident to an arrest. He claims that police did not have probable cause to arrest him without a warrant. We hold that the information supplied by an informant authorized the arrest where several indicia supported the informant’s reliability; accordingly, we affirm.

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