State of Tennessee v. Charles Tawwater

The defendant, Charles Tawwater, pled guilty in Franklin County Circuit Court to facilitation of the manufacture of methamphetamine, a Class D felony, and received two years probation in the Community Corrections Program. The defendant appeals upon certified questions of law from the
denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search of his car. He claims the trial court should have granted his motion because (1) the officers lacked probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe he had committed a criminal offense when stopping his vehicle; (2) his consent to the search of his car was not voluntary; and (3) statements made by him to officers during his detention were inadmissible because he was not advised of his rights under Miranda v.
Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602 (1966). We affirm the trial court.