State v. Montgomery
Annotate this CaseDefendant was indicted for driving under the influence and violating the open container law. Defendant moved to suppress all evidence discovered during the search of her car. The trial court granted the motion to suppress, concluding that one of the officers who, in response to a dispatch, had detained Defendant unlawfully prolonged the investigatory stop. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court set aside the order of suppression, holding that the officer had a reasonable basis for extending the stop by ten to fifteen minutes while awaiting the arrival of a second officer, and the duration of the investigatory detention did not exceed the “proper parameters.” Remanded.
Court Description: Authoring Judge: Justice Gary R. Wade
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