Peterson v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Rodney Peterson was convicted at a bench trial of possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer. Peterson contends that (1) the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress cocaine found in a plastic bag inside his clothing and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of possession of a firearm. We agree with Peterson’s second contention but not his first. Therefore, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

1. In reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, we construe the evidence in the light most…