State v. Terzado

The state appeals the trial court’s order suppressing evidence seized by police officers pursuant to a warrantless search of defendant George Terzado’s car. Terzado filed a motion to suppress the evidence on the ground that the police officer’s initial stop did not meet the requirements of Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968), and that evidence *742seized during the ensuing search of the car was tainted and inadmissible. Wong Sun v. United States, 371 U.S. 471, 83 S.Ct. 407, 9 L.Ed.2d 441 (1963). The trial court agreed and granted the motion. The state maintains that…