MARTIN v. STATE

No. A02A0956.

571 S.E.2d 459 (2002)

257 Ga. App. 435

MARTIN v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

September 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis, William C. Head, Atlanta, for appellant.

G. Channing Ruskell, Solicitor-General, Anthony B. Williams, Asst. Solicitor-General, for appellee.


BARNES, Judge.

Susan E. Martin appeals the trial court's denial of her motion to suppress evidence following a traffic stop. Because we conclude that the arresting officer lacked a reasonable articulable suspicion for stopping Martin's car, we reverse.

The evidence at the motion hearing showed that Martin was stopped at a traffic light when a Cherokee County deputy sheriff's car approached her from behind. The officer testified that he did not know what color...

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