MESSER v. STATE

No. 91-04065.

609 So.2d 164 (1992)

Steve MESSER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Escobar of Richard Escobar, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Brenda S. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


FRANK, Judge.

Steve Messer, having pleaded nolo contendere to possession of cocaine, has appealed from the denial of his motion to suppress. Because the officers who stopped him did not have a reasonable suspicion that Messer was engaged in criminal activity, we reverse.

The facts before us appear to present a typical "drive-by" cocaine transaction. Hillsborough County police officer Joseph Clark observed Messer, in the seat of his pickup truck, pull into...

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