JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 91-2922.

610 So.2d 581 (1992)

James JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Nada M. Carey, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Amelia L. Beisner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


SHIVERS, Judge.

Appellant pled nolo contendere to possession of cocaine and possession of a concealed weapon by a convicted felon, specifically reserving the right to take this appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress. The facts of this case compel us to reverse the order denying the motion to suppress, because the police officer lacked a founded suspicion of criminal activity or probable cause to believe Appellant was armed. The subsequent patdown and warrantless...

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