Brantley v. State

POPE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Damon Brantley, charged with trafficking in cocaine and driving without a license, appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized when he and his vehicle were searched during a traffic stop. Concluding that defendant consented to the search of his car and that the search of his person was incident to his lawful arrest, we affirm.

Trooper Wyn Gregory testified that he stopped defendant on I-75, intending to give him a warning for driving 73 mph in a 65 mph zone. Defendant acted very nervous, could not produce a driver’s license (giving two versions…