State v. Rager

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

The State of Indiana appeals the granting of a motion to suppress filed by Chris topher L. Rager. 1 We affirm.

Issue

Did police have an objectively justifiable reason to stop Rager’s vehicle?

Facts and Procedural History

The facts most favorable to the trial court’s order indicate that at approximately 11:00 p.m. on April 21, 2006, Rome City Deputy Marshal Mark Feller and his partner were conducting a traffic stop on State Road 9. The weather and the pavement were dry, and the two-lane undivided highway had a “straight and level grade.” Tr. at 6. Deputy Feller’s…