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àDeputy€Attorney€General€of€TennesseeÌà àà àà àà àà à500€Charlotte€AvenueÌà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0496ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€Paul€Phillips€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€Generalà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àandÌà àà àà àà àà àClifton€H.€Sexton€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€General€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€10Ìà àà àà àà àà àHuntsville,€TN€37756à àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:_______________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌ€€€€€€ÌJoseph€M.€TiptonÌJudgeÌÌÓÓòòò òà àà àà àà àO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óà àÌÌà àThe€defendant,€David€W.€Crowder,€entered€guilty€pleas€in€the€CriminalÏCourt€of€Union€County€for€theft€of€property€valued€at€over€ten€thousand€dollars,€aÏClass€C€felony,€and€simple€possession€of€marijuana,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor.€€HeÏreceived€a€sentence€of€three€years€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender€for€the€theftÏconviction€concurrent€with€a€sentence€of€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days€for€theÏpossession€of€marijuana€conviction€and€was€placed€on€œunsupervised›€probation.€€TheÏdefendant€appeals€as€of€right€upon€a€certified€question€of€search€and€seizure€law€thatÏis€dispositive€of€his€case.€€òòSeeóó€T.R.A.P.€3(b);€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€37(b).ÌÌà àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€stop€of€his€truck€violated€his€FourthÏAmendment€rights€under€the€United€States€Constitution€because€it€was€based€on€aÍsubjective€and€œinarticulable›€hunch.€€He€argues€that€because€the€initial€stop€wasÏunconstitutional,€his€subsequent€consent€to€search€leading€to€the€seizure€of€stolenÏproperty€and€marijuana€was€also€unlawful.€€The€state€responds€that€the€officerððsÏobservation€of€several€crates€of€large€green€metallic€objects€in€the€bed€of€theÏdefendantððs€truck€coupled€with€his€knowledge€of€recent€thefts€of€farm€equipmentÏcreated€a€œreasonable€suspicion€based€upon€specific€and€articulable›€œfacts›€upon€whichÏto€base€the€investigatory€stop.€€€€€ÌÌà àDeputy€Robert€Turner€of€the€Union€County€Sheriffððs€Department€testifiedÏat€the€hearing€on€the€motion€to€suppress€that€he€was€on€duty€from€11:00€p.m.€to€7:00Ïa.m.€on€April€1,€1993.€€He€stated€that€he€encountered€the€defendant€at€around€12:03Ïa.m.€as€the€defendant€was€traveling€southbound€on€Highway€33€in€œMaynardville›.€€HeÏsaid€that€he€noticed€several€large€green€metallic€objects€wrapped€in€crates€and€plasticÏin€the€bed€of€the€defendantððs€truck€as€it€passed€under€the€street€lights.€€He€said€that€heÏknew€that€there€had€been€several€thefts€of€John€œDeere›€farming€equipment€fromÏdealerships€and€farmers.€€He€stated€that€he€became€suspicious€and€began€to€followÏthe€defendant.€€He€acknowledged€that€the€truck€was€traveling€toward€the€local€JohnÏœDeere›€dealership.€€He€said€that€he€stopped€the€truck€and€asked€permission€to€search.€ÏHe€stated€that€the€defendant€consented€to€the€search.€€He€said€that€the€searchÏuncovered€a€small€amount€of€marijuana€and€stolen€farm€equipment.ÌÌà àOn€cross„examination,€Deputy€Turner€reiterated€that€the€defendant€wasÏtraveling€toward,€not€away€from,€the€John€œDeere›€dealership.€€He€admitted€that€thereÏhad€been€no€reports€of€thefts€in€the€last€few€days.€€He€also€admitted€that€the€defendantÏdid€not€drive€in€any€erratic€manner€that€caught€his€attention€and€that€the€sole€basis€forÏhis€suspicion€was€the€large€green€metallic€objects€in€the€bed€of€the€truck.€€On€redirectÏexamination,€Deputy€Turner€said€that€he€had€no€way€of€knowing€how€recent€the€lastÏtheft€had€been€but€he€guessed€that€it€had€occurred€about€one€month€before€heÏstopped€the€defendant.€€He€also€admitted€that€there€were€no€reported€thefts€of€farmÏequipment€that€night.€€ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€overruled€the€defendantððs€motion€to€suppress,€concludingÏthat€the€stop€of€the€truck€was€reasonable€and€that€the€subsequent€search€was€properÏbecause€of€the€defendantððs€consent€to€search.€€On€appeal,€the€trial€courtððs€findings€ofÏfact€on€a€motion€to€suppress€are€conclusive€unless€the€evidence€preponderatesÏagainst€them.€€òòState€v.€œBinion›óó,€900€S.W.2d€702,€704€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).ÌÌà àGenerally,€we€note€that€the€police€are€entitled€to€stop€a€car€forÏinvestigative€purposes€if€they€have€reasonable€suspicion,€based€upon€specific€andÏarticulable€facts,€that€an€offense€is€being€or€is€about€to€be€committed.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.ÏWatkinsóó,€827€S.W.2d€293,€294€(Tenn.€1992).€€The€question€of€reasonable€suspicion€isÏanswered€by€considering€the€totality€of€the€circumstances,€including€looking€at€theÍgravity€of€the€public€concern€at€stake,€the€degree€that€police€intrusion€advances€thatÏconcern€and€the€severity€of€the€intrusion.€€òòSeeóó€òòWatkinsóó,€827€S.W.2d€at€294;€òòState€v.ÏœPully›óó,€863€S.W.2d€29,€30€(Tenn.€1993).ÌÌà àIn€the€present€case,€the€deputy€observed€items€resembling€farmÏequipment€being€transported€late€at€night€in€an€area€in€which€there€had€been€severalÏrecent€thefts€of€farm€equipment€from€both€dealerships€and€local€farms.€€ThisÏobservation€gave€sufficient€rise€to€a€reasonable€suspicion€that€the€defendant€wasÏtransporting€stolen€farm€equipment.€€We€conclude€that€the€investigatory€stop€forÏmaking€further€inquiry€was€justified€and€that€the€ensuing€seizure€of€stolen€items€andÏmarijuana€pursuant€to€the€defendantððs€consent€to€search€was€legal.€€ÌÌà àIn€consideration€of€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€hold€thatÏthe€evidence€in€this€case€does€not€preponderate€against€the€trial€courtððs€findings.€€TheÏjudgments€of€conviction€are€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àJoseph€M.€Tipton,€Judge€ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌGary€R.€Wade,€JudgeÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌCornelia€A.€Clark,€Special€JudgeÌÌà àà à