JACKSON v. STATE

No. 91-1061.

596 So.2d 113 (1992)

Xavier Smith JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Sara D. Baggett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant appeals from his judgment of conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine seized after a police officer stopped an automobile the appellant was driving. Because we agree with the appellant's argument that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the cocaine, we reverse the conviction and sentence.

The only justification offered by the prosecution for the stop of the appellant's automobile was the officer's observation...

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