Hodges v. State

The trial court denied Freddie Wayne Hodges's motion to suppress the evidence recovered during a "patdown" search, and Hodges was convicted for first degree possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine. The Court of Criminal Appeals held that the police did have sufficient justification to "stop" Hodges under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868,20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968), and were justified in conducting a patdown search for weapons. Hodges v. State, 667 So.2d 145 (Ala.Crim.App. 1995). However, the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the convictions, determining that the police exceeded…