LEMON v. STATE

No. 90-02190.

580 So.2d 292 (1991)

Johnny LEMON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow and Brad Permar, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Katherine V. Blanco, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


THREADGILL, Judge.

The appellant, Johnny Lemon, appeals the denial of his motion to suppress a firearm seized from his person after the car he was riding in was stopped for a traffic infraction. We reverse on the ground that police lacked reasonable belief to frisk the appellant.

Officer Cooke of the St. Petersburg Police Department was patrolling a high crime area at about 9:00 at night when he observed a 1978 Ford Thunderbird drive slowly down the street...

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