STATE OF TENNESSEE v. VALERIE GARRETT - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 23, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Harold E. Dorsey, Trenton, Tennessee, for the appellant, Valerie Garrett.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ronald L. Coleman, Senior Assistant Attorney General; J. Katie Neff, Assistant Attorney General; Jody Pickens, District Attorney General; and Allison P. Martin, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

Defendant, Valerie Garrett, was convicted following a bench trial of driving under the influence (“DUI”), third offense, and failure to maintain lane of travel. Defendant claims that the deputy who arrested her lacked reasonable suspicion for the traffic stop and that the trial court erred by failing to suppress the evidence obtained as a result of the stop. Discerning no error, we affirm.

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