Office of the Attorney General
SLIP OPINION
AG number: 6009 | Style: White vs. State |
Jurisdiction: 2nd DCA | Date issued: May 28, 1999 |
Search and seizure - founded suspicion Narcotics found during a search must be suppressed because an officer lacked founded suspicion to stop a vehicle, the 2nd DCA held. Private security officers contacted police when they were suspicious of a vehicle driving back and forth in front of a closed marina around 3:30 a.m. As the investigating officer spoke with the guards, she saw the vehicle drive by. The officer later stopped the vehicle, and a search revealed marijuana and a firearm. A trial court refused to suppress the evidence but the DCA reversed, concluding that the totality of the circumstances did not give rise to a reasonable suspicion that a crime was about to occur. |