ALLEN v. STATE

No. 95-04970.

703 So.2d 1162 (1997)

Bernard ALLEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julee L. Milham, St. Petersburg Beach, for Appellant.

Bernie McCabe, State Attorney, and C. Marie King, Assistant State Attorney, Clearwater, for Appellee.


NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Bernard Allen pleaded no contest to a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, while reserving his right to appeal the denial of his dispositive motion to suppress the physical evidence against him. We agree with Allen's assertion that the evidence was the fruit of his unlawful detention by the arresting officers. Therefore, we reverse the circuit court's denial of Allen's motion to suppress.

St. Petersburg Police Officer Byron Merlin...

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