POWELL v. STATE

No. 96-1230.

682 So.2d 1244 (1996)

Jamal POWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Kenneth Witts, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carmen F. Corrente, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


HARRIS, Judge.

Jamal Powell appeals the trial court's refusal to suppress the cocaine found in his pocket after he was ordered to exit the vehicle during a road-side stop. We affirm.

Powell was a passenger in a vehicle stopped because the license tag did not match the vehicle on which it was placed. When the driver indicated that the vehicle was owned by Powell, because Powell was loud and fidgeting around inside the vehicle, the officer asked him to exit...

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