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FORD v. STATE

No. 2D99-4523.

783 So.2d 284 (2001)

Michael FORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 17, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Howardene Garrett, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and John M. Klawikofsky, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Michael Ford moved to suppress the cocaine he was charged with possessing. When the circuit court denied the motion, Ford pleaded guilty while reserving the right to appeal that ruling. We reverse. The drugs must be suppressed because they were seized in the course of an illegal detention.

At the hearing on the motion to suppress, a Tampa Police Department officer described the events leading to Ford's arrest. While the officer was on duty...

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