GATTISON v. State

McFADDEN, Judge.

After a bench trial, Derick Gattison was convicted of possessing less than one ounce of marijuana. Gattison appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of marijuana seized after he was stopped by a police officer. Because the officer did not have a reasonable suspicion that Gattison was involved in criminal activity, the stop was not justified. Accordingly, we reverse.

“On reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, evidence is construed most favorably to uphold the findings and judgment and the trial court’s findings…