State v. Rodgers

Steve Ricardo Rodgers was arrested and charged with trafficking in heroin, a violation of § 13A-12-231(3), Ala. Code 1975. Rodgers filed a pretrial motion to suppress evidence in which he argued that the seizure of evidence during a traffic stop violated theFourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court granted Rodgers's motion. Pursuant to Rule 15.7, Ala.R.Crim.P., the State appeals from the circuit court's grant of Rodgers's motion to suppress.

The evidence presented at the suppression hearing established the following: On July 23, 2000,…