STATE v. CUEVAS

No. 2 CA-CR 2006-0157.

153 P.3d 414 (2007)

The STATE of Arizona, Appellant, v. Christopher Cruz CUEVAS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department B.

February 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, By Taren M. Ellis, Tucson, Attorneys for Appellant.

Isabel G. Garcia, Pima County Legal Defender, By Stephan J. McCaffery, Tucson, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

BRAMMER, Judge.

¶ 1 The state appeals from the trial court's grant of appellee Christopher Cuevas's motion to suppress evidence that police had discovered following the traffic stop of a vehicle in which Cuevas was a passenger. The state argues the trial court erred in determining the police officer "could not have legitimately `suspected'" the driver had committed a traffic violation. We reverse.

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