STATE v. ALLEN

No. 5D07-4418.

994 So.2d 1192 (2008)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Derrick Dewayne ALLEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Allison Leigh Morris, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Nancy Ryan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


MONACO, J.

The sole issue for our consideration in this appeal that was commenced by the State is whether the trial court erred in granting the motion of the appellee, Derrick Allen, to suppress certain evidence seized during an investigatory stop. Because we conclude that the stop met the requirements of the constitution and the applicable statutes, we reverse the suppression order and remand for further proceedings.

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