STALLING v. STATE

No. 95-1803.

678 So.2d 843 (1996)

Robert STALLING, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Jerome Shea, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Mark C. Menser, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


ALLEN, Judge.

The appellant challenges his conviction for trafficking in cocaine, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. Because the warrantless pat-down search of the appellant that resulted in the seizure of crack cocaine was not supported by any recognized exception to the warrant requirement, we reverse.

The appellant was a passenger in an automobile driven by Brenda Shelton when Officer Baker pulled the automobile...

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