MITCHELL v. STATE

No. 4D06-1959.

955 So.2d 640 (2007)

Harry James MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 30, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Ellen A. Griffin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GROSS, J.

Harry Mitchell appeals from his conviction for possession of a controlled substance on the ground that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. We affirm, holding that the arresting officers had reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop.

While patrolling a residential area in an unmarked Dodge Durango at 10:30 p.m., officers spotted Mitchell hiding in a dark wooded lot, located...

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