Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 12/7/1999

State v. Smith

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21 S.W.3d 251
1999 WL 1103492

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concluding that the arresting officer did not have reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant when the defendant changed lanes to pass another car without signaling
holding that stop was illegal where defendant changed lanes without signaling and drove on white line but there was no evidence of erratic driving, weaving, or hazard to other vehicles
“Only the hypothetical ‘perfect driver’ would not be subject to seizure if we were to hold that minor driving ‘errors,’ which neither violate our traffic code nor create a hazard, indicate that a person might be intoxicated.”
interpreting Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 55-8-142 and 55-8-143(a)
interpreting Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 55-8-142 and 55-8-143(a)

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Judges: Judge David H. Welles

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