Client was on the way to Bonnaroo and officers were targeting young people from out of state. The officer conducted a traffic stop which would later be ruled unconstitutional by the judge, and found 3 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle and charged all 4 passengers with felony possession carrying a possible sentence of 1-2 years in prison. I filed a motion to suppress the evidence that had been obtained as a result of the unconstitutional traffic stop, which means all evidence obtained after the officer decided to stop the vehicle would be thrown out if we won the motion and effectively end the case. I won the motion on the grounds that the officer pulled the car over because the back seat passenger didn’t have a seat belt on, which is not a violation of the law in Tennessee. It may seem like common sense but officers cannot pull people over for NOT breaking the law but sometimes they do. That is a violation of the 4th Amendment. The Judge suppressed all evidence, including the 3 pounds of marijuana, and the case was dismissed. This is the one case where the entire audience roared in cheers after I won.
Here is a news article about the case: http://www.chattanoogan.com/2008/1/14/120082/Drug-Charges-Thrown-Out-For-Foursome.aspx