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JENKINS v. STATE

No. 86-2099.

524 So.2d 1108 (1988)

Terry Lee JENKINS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Samek & Besser and Lawrence Besser, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Nancy C. Wear, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

FERGUSON, Judge.

The defendant, Terry Lee Jenkins, appeals a jury conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine which followed the denial of his motion to suppress the evidence. We reverse.

The defendant and a companion were walking briskly along a public street at night in a busy commercial district. The police were conducting an "area check" of the neighborhood which was known to have a high crime rate. Solely...

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