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WINTERS v. STATE

No. 88-02059.

578 So.2d 5 (1991)

George WINTERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toby Isaacson, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joseph R. Bryant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

THREADGILL, Judge.

George Winters pleaded nolo contendere to possession of cocaine,1 reserving the right to take this appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress. We reverse because the officer's search and seizure of cocaine from the appellant's pocket exceeded the permissible scope of an investigatory search under the Florida Stop and Frisk Law.2

We find under these facts that the temporary detention...

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