BROWN v. STATE

No. 97-04479.

734 So.2d 1174 (1999)

Charlene M. BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and A. Victoria Wiggins, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tonja R. Vickers, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PATTERSON, Acting Chief Judge.

Charlene Brown appeals from her judgment and sentence for possession of cocaine. She argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence. Because the police conducted an illegal search and seizure, we reverse Brown's conviction.

A police officer stopped Brown's car to inform Brown that her brake lights were not functioning. Because Brown seemed nervous, the officer asked to search the car for weapons...

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