STATE v. PEREZ

No. 89-2024.

592 So.2d 1099 (1990)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Antonio PEREZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joan L. Greenberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Before HUBBART, COPE and LEVY, JJ.


COPE, Judge.

The State appeals an order suppressing a handgun seized by the police. We reverse.

Two uniformed City of Miami police officers were on patrol in an area known to be high in narcotics activity. They observed Perez and another male, who appeared to be passing an object between them. Believing that the two might be engaging in a narcotics transaction, one officer exited the police car and started to walk toward Perez. He either told Perez to freeze...

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