STATE v. McCLENDON

No. 4D02-1616.

845 So.2d 233 (2003)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Leo Maurice McCLENDON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr. Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Tara A. Finnigan, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAY, J.

The State appeals an order granting the defendant's motion to suppress. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Just after midnight on September 21, 2001, a deputy noticed a vehicle parked in the middle of the road. The vehicle did not have its lights on. As the deputy approached, a man who had been standing at the rear of the vehicle got into the passenger seat.

The deputy advised the driver that he stopped to find out why the vehicle...

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