BROWN v. STATE

No. 96-3638.

714 So.2d 1191 (1998)

Willie James BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Marcy K. Allen, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas J. Glaid, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WARNER, Judge.

In this appeal, appellant claims that the trial court erred in failing to suppress evidence where there was no founded suspicion that appellant was engaged in criminal conduct at the time of the detention and search. We hold that the officer had reasonable suspicion that appellant was concealing a weapon which could have been turned on the officer and thus affirm.

Officer Hall of the Fort Pierce Police Department was patrolling a "high crime...

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