DIXON v. STATE

No. 4D00-2178.

785 So.2d 615 (2001)

Ronnie DIXON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 25, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marrett W. Hanna, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether an officer who observes a driver drinking from a bottle in a brown paper bag has reasonable suspicion to conclude that the driver is operating a vehicle with an open container of an alcoholic beverage. We hold that he does.

Appellant was pulled over by a highway patrol officer after the officer observed appellant drink from a bottle contained in a brown paper bag. As a result of events occurring following...

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