JORDAN v. STATE

No. 88-00100.

544 So.2d 1073 (1989)

Larry James JORDAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michele Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


THREADGILL, Judge.

Larry James Jordan appeals an order denying his motion to suppress cocaine that was taken from his person during a patdown search. He claims that the police officer did not have the necessary "founded" suspicion to stop and detain him. We agree and reverse his conviction for possession of cocaine.

A law enforcement officer may temporarily detain a person if the officer has a founded suspicion that the person has committed, is committing...

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