WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 96-04334.

694 So.2d 878 (1997)

Benjamin WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob Dillinger, Public Defender, and Stephen L. Romine, Assistant Public Defender, Clearwater, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jon J. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.

Benjamin Williams appeals from his conviction after pleading no contest to possession of clonazepam and reserving the right to challenge the denial of his motion to suppress. Because the clonazepam was seized during an unlawful detention, we reverse.

On April 5, 1996, a police officer approached Williams to determine why he was loitering behind a closed bar at 11:00 a.m. The officer testified that he did not suspect Williams of...

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