UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL
AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.
IN THE
ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS
DIVISION ONE
v.
COUNSEL
MEMORANDUM DECISION
S W A N N, Judge:
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This part about the wires obstructing it, Im not buying that
at all. So I find the credibility is lacking as to that.
The court ruled that because the officers lacked reasonable suspicion to
stop Kearnss truck, the resulting search and discovery of the
methamphetamine were improper.
DISCUSSION
13 The State contends that the court erred by finding that the
officers could read Kearnss license plate when they parked; that the
court erred by concluding that the officers did not have reasonable
suspicion that Kearns violated A.R.S. 28-2354(B)(3), which requires that a
license plate be displayed so it is clearly legible; and that the
methamphetamine in Kearnss purse inevitably would have been
discovered as part of the inventory search.
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plate until they parked, exited their patrol car, and walked toward the
truck.
CONCLUSION