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ECHEVERRIA v. STATE

No. 95-0725.

668 So.2d 1103 (1996)

Jose ECHEVERRIA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 6, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin S. Waxman of Robbins, Tunkey, Ross, Amsel, Raben and Waxman, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Edward L. Giles, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STONE, Judge.

We affirm the trial court's denial of Appellant's motion to suppress. Appellant asserts that his consent to be searched was rendered involuntary due to the arresting officers' use of drawn weapons and handcuffs. See Reynolds v. State, 592 So.2d 1082 (Fla.1992).

Although we do not condone the use of drawn weapons or handcuffs in every Terry stop, such actions are lawful where officers believe that...

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