TINSON v. STATE

No. 93-03472.

650 So.2d 189 (1995)

Lloyd TINSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. O'Neill, Gulfport, for appellant.

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


PER CURIAM.

The defendant, Lloyd Tinson, appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine imposed after he pleaded no contest and reserved his right to appeal the denial of a motion to suppress. We reverse because the evidence seized was the result of an unlawful stop.

At the suppression hearing, Officers Barber and Skinner testified that, on April 5, 1993, they were engaged in the surveillance of a particular residence based on tips that drug dealing was...

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