Register v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Register’s suppression motion, holding that officers had reasonable articulable suspicion to stop him after observing his interaction with a known drug dealer. The Court relied on the totality of the circumstances, including the dealer’s history, active surveillance, the hand-to-hand exchange following his reaching under a car seat, the location, and an experienced officer’s interpretation of those facts. The Court also upheld the trial court’s factual findings as supported by sufficient evidence.