T.G. v. State

In my estimation, the frisk of petitioner T.G. in this case very likely violated the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. I would therefore grant his petition for a writ of certiorari to review the unpublished memorandum of the Court of Criminal Appeals affirming his conviction, T.G. v. State (No. CR-13-1068, Sept. 26, 2014), — So.3d - (Ala.Crim.App.2014) (table).

Background

In January 2014, two Birmingham police officers, patrolling a “high crime area,” pulled over a car for failing to yield the right-of-way. T.G., the 17-year-old driver, produced a driver’s license, as did the…