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RALEIGH v. STATE

No. 81-182.

404 So.2d 1163 (1981)

John E. RALEIGH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and Karla J. Staker, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

HOBSON, Judge.

Appellant pled nolo contendere to charges involving possession of marijuana and diazepam, specifically reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. Appellant contends that the police officer exceeded the permissible scope of a pat-down or frisk incident to an investigatory stop. We agree and reverse.

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