CADY v. STATE

No. 2D01-2635.

817 So.2d 948 (2002)

Richard James CADY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Cerino of Bass, Cerino, and Brizel, Fort Myers, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene S. Parnes, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


FULMER, Judge.

Richard Cady appeals the denial of his motion to suppress the drugs seized from him during a traffic stop. Because the officer lacked probable cause to search Cady, we reverse.

Cady was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by Michael Ross. Ross was the target of a narcotics investigation by the Cape Coral police. Detective Richardson told Officer Jordan to watch Ross's vehicle and to stop it if the officer observed a

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