STEPHENS v. STATE

No. 94-00215.

656 So.2d 531 (1995)

John Lee STEPHENS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Jennifer Y. Fogle, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Kimberly D. Nolen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PARKER, Judge.

John Lee Stephens appeals his judgment and sentence for possession of cocaine entered following his no contest plea, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. We agree and reverse.

Stephens was walking in a high-drug residential area at about 2:00 p.m. Two uniformed deputy sheriffs, each driving in separate marked vehicles, were in the area to approach individuals for identification purposes. Deputy Calodo...

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