Friday, September 28, 2012

New case: Traffic Stop

Morristown officer, Brad Rice, spotted a driver come to an abrupt stop at a stop light. The light had been red for a while. He decided to watch the car. It pulled into a parking lot and stayed for a minute, then pulled out at an excessive speed. The officer caught up and saw that the car was stopped in a driveway of a locked plant.

After officer Rice mad contact with the driver he discovered he was impaired. The defendant lost a motion to suppress, pled guilty and appealed. The conviction was affirmed in State v Barlow. Read the case at:
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/barlowbenjaminopn_0.pdf

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