ÿWPCJ «\n`q š˜!¾‡ú(Ý8ËK‡šƒço½&ŸÞ<¡Ö1¨j¼`à!>Gh¾ðZ&ð¼zÃÆÂB¬ ßíâ´ÎS`_4ÃiýŸÌ¼ŒK¶—D~áŸú²cVÝÆ^eMÏ}ßÙSK· eºì t­ÃÕWü— 1?dÍHMƒÔŨlÁjO+YLrY.g:)ØÎÛAíL.I†[I;¥um+ÓT%ÒǦԪo– \‡)IÙ=Ñ„BV›ð!é×¥¼·÷WHùõjé¡Ú3‰cÓmÐþ%K©ÝÈϦœM*¤‚–†Gø” 0ÿqÄœ½B#@Çî(íã±­Ïy`.TJ䎫ï覛ތêçƒ}[k]°˜è>DÕ÷¤ó²ŒWg…yhi×ýrø úG íi—MîZìÿXK´OW”4­ñRpp@`D'ÂeçÐßÍ[‰fXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óñ¸ñœñ¸ñò òñ½ñœßr€ *<,(j 8` `€€@E f ` 8ttxPX` ð  rß›ñ½ñIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÐ `  ÐÌAT€NASHVILLEÌÌAUGUST€SESSION,€1998ÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à À àà  à)€€€€€€C.C.A.€NO.€01C01„9801„CC„00024Ð ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)à p àó óÐ `  Ðà ` àà ¸ àAppellant,ò òà h àà À àà  à)à p àÐ `  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)€€€€€€FRANKLIN€COUNTYÌV.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)€€€€€€€Ð `  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)à p àÐ `  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)€€€€€€HON.€BUDDY€D.€PERRY,€JUDGEó óÐ ` Ðò òGREGORY€STEELE,à h àà À àà  à)€€€€€€€ó óà p àÐ ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àò òà  à)à p àó óà È àÐ ` Ðà ` àà ¸ àAppellee.à h àà À àò òà  à)€€€€€€(MOTION€TO€SUPPRESS€GRANTED)Ð ` Ðó óÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:à h àà À àà  àòòà p àFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:Ð Hè ÐÌò òROBERT€S.€PETERSà h àà À àà  àà p àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUP€Ð 8 Ø Ðó óSWAFFORD,€PETERS€&€PRIESTà  àà p àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÐ 8!Ø Ð100€First€Avenue,€S.W.€ÌWinchester,€TN€37398ò òà h àà À àà  àà p àKAREN€M.€YACUZZOÐ (#È Ðó óà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÐ ($È Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à2nd€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à425€Fifth€Avenue€North€Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àNashville,€TN€€37243ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àò òJAMES€MICHAEL€TAYLOR€Ð )   Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àó óDistrict€Attorney€General€Ð *  ! ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àò òWILLIAM€B.€COPELANDó óÐ ð+"# Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à324€Dinah€Shore€Boulevard€Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àWinchester,€TN€37398€ÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMED€ÌÌTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEÐ  80/0 ÐÓ  ÓÔ€°ßÉ°ŠŠÖÛÔò òòòOPINIONóóó óÔ€ŠÖÛŠ°°ßÉÔÐ `  ÐÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà ` àÔ‡ ŠÖÛŠŠŠÖÛÔTheÔ#†ŠÖÛŠŠ ŠÖÛ&#Ô€State€of€Tennessee€(State)€appeals€from€a€judgment€of€the€trial€courtÐ & Æ Ðsuppressing€evidence€found€pursuant€to€a€search€of€Gregory€Steele,€the€Defendant,Ïby€a€law€enforcement€officer.€€The€State€appeals€pursuant€to€Rule€3(c)€of€theÏTennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€on€the€basis€that€the€trial€courtððs€orderÏgranting€the€motion€to€suppress€had€the€substantive€effect€of€dismissing€theÏindictments€against€the€Defendant.€€The€two€indictments€charged€the€Defendant€withÏDUI€in€violation€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„401,€and€possessingÏmethamphetamine,€a€Schedule€II€controlled€substance,€with€the€intent€to€sell€orÏdeliver€in€violation€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„17„417.€€In€this€court,Ïthe€state€contends€the€trial€court€erroneously€suppressed€the€evidence€found€by€theÏofficer.€€After€a€thorough€review€of€the€record,€the€briefs€submitted€by€the€parties,Ïand€the€law€governing€the€issue€presented€for€review,€it€is€the€opinion€of€this€courtÏthat€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€should€be€affirmed.€ÌœñºñÌñºññ½ñ›ñ½ññ¹ñà ` àÔ€ Š×ŠŠŠ×ÔFrom€the€record,€it€is€apparent€that€the€trial€court€simultaneously€held€both€aÐ ¸)X  Ðhearing€on€the€motion€to€suppress€and€a€bench€trial€on€the€charges€against€theÏDefendant.€€The€validity€of€this€appeal€under€the€authority€of€Rule€3(c)€of€theÏTennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€was€challenged€during€oral€arguments.ÏHowever,€when€the€substantive€effect€of€an€order€or€judgment€entered€by€a€trial€courtÏis€the€dismissal€of€an€indictment,€Rule€3(c)€does€not€require€the€entry€of€an€order€ofÏdismissal€as€a€precondition€to€the€Stateððs€appeal.€€òòState€v.€Barbara€Copelandóó,ñ¹ññ¸ñ›ñ¸ññ¹ñ€No.Ð è5ˆ,+ Ð03C01„9402„CR„00079,€Cocke€County€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Knoxville,€June€28,Ïñ¹ññ¸ñœñ¸ññ¹ñ1996)€(citations€omitted).ñ¹ññ¸ñ›ñ¸ññ¹ñ€€Also€questioned€by€this€court€was€whether€jeopardy€hadÐ ø9˜0/ Ðattached€at€the€time€of€the€trial€courtððs€ruling€on€the€Defendantððs€motion€to€suppress.€ÏThe€trial€court€conducted€a€bench€trial€in€this€case€simultaneously€while€conductingÏa€hearing€on€the€Defendantððs€motion€to€suppress.€€Therefore,€while€jeopardyÏattached€upon€the€trial€courtððs€hearing€of€evidence,€the€Defendant€in€this€case€soughtÏto€have€the€trial€terminated€based€upon€his€motion€to€suppress€without€a€submissionÏto€the€trial€court€for€a€determination€of€guilt€or€innocence.€€As€the€Defendant€in€thisÏcase€recognized€and€did€not€object€to€the€trial€courtððs€intention€to€delay€its€ruling€onÏthe€suppression€issue€until€after€jeopardy€had€attached,€an€appeal€by€the€State€is€notÏbarred.€ñ¹ññ¸ñœñ¸ññ¹ñ€òòÔ‡Š×ŠŠŠ×ÔState€v.€Knightóó,€616€S.W.2d€593,€596€(Tenn.€1981)Ô#† Š×ŠŠŠ×I#Ô€(òòcitingóóñ¹ññ¸ñ›ñ¸ññ¹ñ€òòUnited€States€v.Ð  @ ÐScottóó,€437€U.S.€82,€98€S.Ct.€2187,€57€L.Ed.2d€65€ñ¹ññ¸ñœñ¸ññ¹ñ(1978);€òòSeiber€v.€Stateóó,€542Ð ¨H ÐS.W.2d€381,€385€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1976)).ñ¹ññ¸ñ›ñ¸ññ¹ñ€€Ìñ¹ñ›Ìà ` àOfficer€Jeff€Perry€of€the€Franklin€County€Sheriffððs€Department€testified€that€heÏwas€on€routine€patrol€on€November€6,€1996.€€At€approximately€2:30€a.m.,€heÏdiscovered€a€vehicle€parked€at€Pleasant€Grove€boat€dock€with€two€(2)€peopleÏapparently€sleeping€inside€it.€€€Although€this€was€a€public€location€with€no€restrictionsÏon€public€parking,€Officer€Perry€called€in€the€license€plate€tag€number€to€make€sureÏthe€car€was€properly€registered.€€He€admitted€on€cross„examination€that€he€had€noÏreason€whatsoever€to€believe€that€there€had€been€any€commission€of€a€crime.€€AfterÏfinding€that€the€car€was€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñproperly€registered,ñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€Officer€Perry€exited€his€patrol€car,Ïwalked€up€to€the€vehicle,€then€tapped€on€the€window€to€perform€a€ð ðwelfare€checkððÏon€the€occupants€of€the€car.€€After€looking€inside€of€the€vehicle,€he€still€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñdid€notñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñÐ ¶9V01 Ðñ¸ñœñ¸ñobserve€anything€thatñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€would€indicate€that€a€crime€was€being€committed.€€œñ¹ñÔ‡Š×ŠŠ Š×Ôñ¹ñOfficer›ÏPerry€observed€that€the€keys€were€in€the€ignition€and€the€radio€was€playing,€but€theÏcar€was€not€running.€€œñ¹ñÔ#† Š×ŠŠŠׂ#Ôñ¹ñHe›€did€not€observe€a€weapon€or€any€alcohol€inside€the€vehicle.€ÏThe€Defendant€was€in€the€driverððs€seat.€When€he€did€not€get€a€response,€he€tappedÏa€little€louder.€€The€Defendant€and€his€passenger€then€awoke.€€ÌÌà ` àWhen€they€both€woke€up,€Officer€Perry€stated€that€ð ðfrom€looking€at€ððem,ðð€heÏcould€tell€they€were€okay.€€œñ¹ñÔ‡Šƒ¼ŠŠ Šƒ¼Ôñ¹ñOn›€cross„examination,€Perry€stated€that€he€ð ðwas€tryingÏto€ascertain€if€they€had€„„€if€they€had€received€it€[damage€or€harm]€up€to€this€point,Ïto€check€on€ððem€being€out€there€at€2:30€in€the€morning€.€.€.€I€didnððt€know€if€theyððdÏbeen€in€a€fight€or€what,€I€couldnððt€tell,€I€couldnððt€observe€anything€like€that.ðð€€œñ¹ñÔ#† Šƒ¼ŠŠŠƒ¼î #Ôñ¹ñHe›Ïexplained€that€ð ðin€my€opinion€a€welfare€check€goes€far€beyond€physical€well„being.€ÏI€mean€there€could€be€a€mental€distress€there.€€They€could€be€in€an€argument,€theyÏcould€have€been€involved€in€a€domestic€violence€or€domestic€situation,€anything€ofÏthat€nature.ðð€€ÌÌà ` àAs€Officer€Perry€was€still€concerned€about€the€occupants€of€the€vehicle,€heÏasked€Defendant€if€he€would€step€out€of€the€car.€€€Defendant€exited€the€vehicle€andÏOfficer€Perry€noticed€the€odor€of€alcohol€as€soon€as€the€vehicleððs€door€opened.€Ïœñ¹ñÔ‡Šƒ¼ŠŠ Šƒ¼Ôñ¹ñDefendant›€admitted€that€he€had€been€drinking€earlier.€€œñ¹ñÔ#† Šƒ¼ŠŠŠƒ¼·$#Ôñ¹ñHe›€patted€down€theÏDefendant€and€found€a€pocketknife€in€the€Defendantððs€left€front€pocket.€€As€OfficerÏPerry€was€pulling€the€knife€out€of€Defendantððs€pocket,€a€small€lip€balm€type€canisterÏâ âalso€came€out.€€Defendant€got€nervous,€so€he€asked€him€what€it€was.€€DefendantÐ 8¸.. Ðresponded€that€he€did€not€know€what€it€was.€€Officer€Perry€looked€inside€the€canisterÏand€found€a€white€powdery€substance.€€Ìâ âÌà ` àAt€that€point,€Officer€Perry€asked€Defendant€to€perform€some€field€sobrietyÏtests.€€After€he€explained€the€tests€to€the€Defendant,€the€Defendant€performed€theÏtests€unsatisfactorily€to€Officer€Perry.€€Officer€Perry€described€Defendantððs€demeanorÏas€ð ðreal€confused€at€the€first€of€everything€and€then€up€until€the€last€point€that€heÏknew€he€was€going€to€be€placed€into€custody€his€speech€was€slurred,€he€justÏseemed€a€little€bit€confused€.€.€.€and€I€couldnððt€get€a€whole€lot€out€of€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñhim.€€ððDefendantñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñÏwas€then€placed€into€custody€for€being€under€the€influence€and€possession€of€aÏSchedule€II€narcotic.ÌÌà ` àThe€Defendant€testified€that€on€November€6,€1996,€he€parked€his€vehicle€atÏthe€Pleasant€Grove€boat€dock.€€He€described€that€he€was€going€through€a€divorceÏat€that€time€and€had€been€sleeping€in€his€car.€€Wanting€to€have€someone€to€talk€with,ÏDefendant€asked€one€of€his€employees€to€accompany€him€that€night€after€she€gotÏoff€work€at€midnight.€€They€pulled€in€the€parking€lot€at€the€boat€dock€to€talk,€but€laterÏfell€asleep.€€Later€that€evening,€he€was€awakened€by€Officer€Perry.€€DefendantÏestimated€that€at€that€time€they€had€been€in€the€parking€lot€for€approximately€threeÏ(3)€hours,€as€Officer€Perry€advised€him€that€it€was€3:20€a.m.€€Defendant€thanked€himÏfor€awaking€them€as€he€had€to€be€at€his€business€to€start€cooking€breakfast.€€At€thatÏtime,€Officer€Perry€asked€him€to€step€out€of€the€vehicle.€€Defendant€considered€it€inÏhis€best€interest€to€step€outside.€€He€was€then€asked€by€Officer€Perry€if€he€had€beenÏdrinking.€€Defendant€responded€negatively€and€stated€that€he€had€been€sleeping.€ÏOfficer€Perry€then€asked€if€Defendant€had€anything€in€his€pockets,€and€DefendantÐ  :À00 Ðanswered€that€he€had€keys,€a€cigarette€lighter,€and€some€change.€€Officer€Perry€said,Ïð ðLet€me€see,ðð€and€then€proceeded€to€€run€his€hands€down€into€Defendantððs€pockets.€ÏDefendant€stated€that€he€had€no€choice€but€to€allow€Officer€Perry€to€search€him.€€HeÏcould€not€recall€if€there€was€a€pocketknife€in€his€pocket€that€night.ÌÌà ` àWhen€asked€to€perform€field€sobriety€tests,€Defendant€was€able€to€touch€hisÏnose€with€both€hands,€walk€heel€to€toe,€and€then€stand€on€one€leg€while€holding€theÏother€foot€approximately€two€(2)€inches€from€the€carððs€bumper.€€Defendant€askedÏOfficer€Perry€if€he€could€wait€a€few€minutes€to€perform€the€final€balancing€test€as€heÏhad€just€woken€up,€but€Perry€refused.€€Defendant€stated€that€he€lost€his€balance€andÏhad€to€perform€the€test€again.€€Defendant€described€that€he€had€difficulty€performingÏthat€test€due€to€the€fact€he€had€just€woken€up.€€ÌÌà ` àDefendant€testified€that€he€did€not€drink€any€alcohol€while€at€the€boat€dock,€butÏhe€had€consumed€one€(1)€can€of€beer€prior€to€picking€up€his€employee.€€He€alsoÏrecalled€that€there€was€a€ð ðfifthðð€of€George€Dickel€whiskey€behind€the€seat€on€theÏfloorboard€underneath€some€other€objects,€but€he€had€not€consumed€any€of€thatÏwhiskey€that€night.€€Defendant€did€admit€that€he€had€probably€ingested€someÏmethamphetamines€the€morning€before.€€ÌÌà ` àStipulated€evidence€included€test€results€from€which€it€was€determined€thatÏwhile€Defendant€had€no€alcohol€in€his€blood,€he€did€have€methamphetamines€in€hisÏbloodstream€at€the€time€of€his€arrest.€€Ìâ âÐ 8¸.. Ðà ` àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€Defendant€was€parked€in€a€lawful€public€place€Ïâ âand€was€not€violating€any€laws.€€While€Officer€Perry€had€determined€that€the€subjectsÏof€the€vehicle€were€okay,€he€asked€the€Defendant€to€step€out€of€the€vehicle€becauseÏhe€noticed€an€odor€of€alcohol.€€Given€the€fact€that€there€was€no€alcohol€in€theÏDefendantððs€blood€system,€the€trial€court€noted€that€it€was€unlikely€that€he€smelledÏmuch€there.€€The€trial€court€determined€that€this€was€a€situation€ð ðwhere€the€individualÏhad€a€right€to€be€there,€and€although€Iððm€not€faulting€the€officer€in€any€way,€and€IÏwant€to€make€that€as€clear€as€I€can€on€the€record,€this€is€not€a€€„„€this€is€a€case€whereÏitððs€appropriate€for€me€to€grant€the€motion€to€suppress,€and€Iððm€going€to€do€so.ððÌÌà ` àUpon€review€of€the€trial€courtððs€finding€on€a€motion€to€suppress,€this€courtÏshould€uphold€the€trial€courtððs€decision€unless€the€evidence€in€the€recordÏpreponderates€against€those€findings.€€ð ðQuestions€of€credibility€of€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñthe€witnesses,ñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€theÏweight€and€value€of€the€evidence,€and€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñresolutionñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€of€conflicts€in€the€evidence€areÏmatters€entrusted€to€the€trial€judge€as€the€trier€of€fact.ðð€€òòState€v.€Odomóó,€928€S.W.2dÐ Ð%p Ð18,€23€(Tenn.€1996).€€The€party€prevailing€in€the€trial€court€is€entitled€to€the€strongestÏlegitimate€view€of€the€evidence,€as€well€as€all€reasonable€and€legitimate€inferencesÏthat€may€be€drawn€from€the€evidence.€€òòIdóó.€€Ð è+ˆ"" ÐÌà ` àUpon€review€of€the€record,€the€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€theÏfindings€of€the€trial€court.€€As€the€trial€court€correctly€found,€the€Defendantððs€car€wasÏparked€in€a€public€place.€€œñºñÔ‡Šƒ¼ŠŠ Šƒ¼ÔñºñWhile›€an€officer€may€legitimately€approach€a€vehicleÏparked€in€a€public€place€and€make€a€request€for€identification€of€the€driver,€thisÏofficer€had€already€verified€the€carððs€registration€and€indicated€in€his€testimony€thatÏthe€only€reason€he€approached€the€vehicle€was€to€verify€the€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñwell„beingñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€of€theÐ  :À00 Ðoccupants€of€that€vehicle.€€òòState€v.€Pullyóó,€863€S.W.2d€29,€30€(Tenn.€1993);€òòState€v.Ð `  ÐButleróó,€795€S.W.2d€680,€685€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1990)€(citations€omitted).€€œñºñÔ#† Šƒ¼ŠŠŠƒ¼î:#ÔñºñThe›Ð h  Ðapplication€of€this€law€to€the€facts€found€by€the€trial€court€is€a€question€of€law€whichÏthis€court€reviews€òòdeóó€òònovoóó.€€òòState€v.€Simpsonóó,€968€S.W.2d€776,€779€(Tenn.€1998)Ð x Ð(òòcitingóó€òòState€v.€Yearganóó,€958€S.W.2d€626,€629€(Tenn.€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñ1997)).ñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€€The€Defendant€andÐ €  Ðhis€companion€awakened€after€the€officer€tapped€on€the€windows,€and€the€officerÏverified€that€at€that€point€he€had€determined€the€occupants€were€physically€not€in€anyÏdanger.€€Until€this€point,€the€officer€had€been€performing€community€caretakingÏand/or€public€safety€functions€which€involved€no€coercion€or€detention.€€òòState€v.Ð  @ ÐRodney€Hawkinsóó,€No.€03C01„9606„CC„00239,€slip€op.€at€4,€Loudon€County€(Tenn.Ð ¨H ÐCrim.€App.,€at€Knoxville,€July€16,€1997)€(òòcitingóó€òòUnited€States€v.€Berryóó,€670€F.2d€583,Ð °P Ð591€(5th€Cir.€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñ1982)).ñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€€However,€it€is€at€this€point€that€òòHawkinsóó€is€distinguishable€fromÐ ¸X Ðthe€case€òòsubóó€òòjudiceóó.€€In€òòHawkinsóó,€the€defendant€was€found€by€the€police€parkedÐ À!` Ðð ðawkwardlyðð€within€the€middle€of€the€road€having€a€conversation€with€a€femaleÏcompanion€who€was€standing€outside€of€his€vehicle.€€The€female€was€drinking€anÏalcoholic€beverage.€€When€the€police€officer€approached€Defendant€Hawkins,€heÏobserved€an€open€container€of€beer€sitting€between€his€legs,€a€white€powderyÏsubstance€near€the€vehicleððs€console€and€a€plastic€bag€hanging€from€the€console.ÌDefendant€in€the€case€òòsubóó€òòjudiceóó€was€parked€lawfully€in€a€public€place,€with€noÐ ð-$$ Ðappearance€of€any€alcohol€or€drugs€apparent€to€the€investigating€officer.€€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñÌÌà ` àOfficer€Perry€admitted€ñ±ñthat€ñ±ñthe€Defendant€and€his€companion€appeared€to€beÏð ðokayðð€when€they€awoke.€€The€seizure€and€search€of€Defendant€which€followed€thisÏâ âobservation€was€based€solely€upon€the€officerððs€òòspeculationóó€that€occupants€of€the€carÐ 8¸.. Ðmight€have€ð ðmental€distressðð€or€ñ²ñhad€ñ²ñbeen€involved€in€a€ð ðdomestic€situation.ððñ³ñ€€This€isÏnot€enough€to€justify€the€seizure€and€search€of€ñ³ññ´ññ³ñdñ³ññ´ññµñDefendant€by€Officer€Perry.ñµñÌâ âñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñÌà ` àAs€the€trial€court€correctly€found,€it€was€only€when€the€officer€requested€thatÏthe€Defendant€step€outside€the€vehicle€that€he€noticed€an€odor€of€alcohol.€€TheÏofficer€testified€that€he€did€not€notice€any€alcoholic€beverages€in€plain€view€nor€didÏhe€notice€any€other€suspicious€criminal€activity.€€After€noticing€the€odor€of€alcohol,Ïthe€officer€asked€the€Defendant€if€he€had€been€drinking€and€the€Defendant€admittedÏthat€he€had.€€At€that€point,€the€officer€proceeded€to€search€and€then€perform€fieldÏsobriety€tests€upon€the€Defendant.€€We€agree€with€the€trial€courtððs€findings€that€theÏofficer€overstepped€his€bounds€after€he€verified€the€physical€condition€of€theÏDefendant€and€his€companion.€€€€There€is€no€evidence€which€preponderates€againstÏthe€trial€courtððs€findings€that,€under€the€totality€of€the€circumstances,€the€officer€didÏnot€have€reasonable€suspicion€to€detain€the€ñ¸ñœñ¸ñDefendantñ·ñ,ñ·ññ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€ñ¸ñœñ¸ññ¶ñi.e.€seize€and€searchÏDefendant€ñ¶ñafterñ¸ñ›ñ¸ñ€verifying€his€physical€safety.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÌà ` àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ìœñ¼ñÌñ¼ñ›œñ¸ñœñ¸ññºñÔ‡Šƒ¼ŠŠ Šƒ¼Ôñºñ›ÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àTHOMAS€T.€€WOODALL,€JudgeÌœñ»ñÌñ»ñ›ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOE€G.€RILEY,€œJudgeñºñÔ#† Šƒ¼ŠŠŠƒ¼OK#Ôñºñ›