CARLOS DELEON, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Hatcher v. State, 834 So. 2d 314 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003)
  …ng Johnson, 537 So. 2d at 119); see also Smith. Hatcher contends, based on this court’s decision in E.H., that his actions in reaching across his body did not give the officer reasonable suspicion.3 Hatcher further asserts, based on Lemon v. State, 580 So. 2d 292 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991), that wearing a heavy coat on a warm summer day does not give an officer reasonable suspicion to search a person. The State responds that while each factor standing alone may not give reasonable suspicion, the combination of these…
• Sanon v. Joseph, 588 So. 2d 1014 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991)
  …r vehicle have two taillights emitting a red light. The appellants’ vehicle was in obvious violation of this section and the officer was well within his authority to make the stop. See Hansbrough v. State, 509 So. 2d 1081 (Fla.1987); Lemon v. State, 580 So. 2d 292 (Fla.2d DCA 1991). Hennis in fact testified that he had made stops for the same violation on “hundreds” of prior occasions. We do, however, agree that the appellants’ continued detention at the scene was illegal, thereby rendering the subsequent se…
• Cummo v. State, 581 So. 2d 967 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991)
  …stop only if he has probable cause to believe the person detained is armed with a dangerous weapon. See Michigan v. State, 463 U.S. 1032, 103 S.Ct. 3469, 77 L.Ed.2d 1201 (1983); § 901.151(5), Fla.Stat.; and Thomas v. State. See also Lemon v. State, 580 So. 2d 292 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). Cummo does not dispute the validity of his detention; however, he was stopped only for a traffic violation. Though Detective Wright was knowledgeable and possessed considerable experience in handling narcotics investigations, th…

Authorities Cited

• Gonzalez v. State, 571 So. 2d 1346 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990)
• Herrera v. State, 580 So. 2d 653 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991)