DAWSON v. STATE

No. 2D09-5868.

58 So.3d 419 (2011)

Jason Keith DAWSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman , Public Defender, and Matthew D. Bernstein , Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


MORRIS, Judge.

Jason Keith Dawson appeals his judgments and sentences for armed trafficking in a controlled substance, felon in possession of a firearm, and obstructing or opposing an officer without violence. Dawson argues that his motion to suppress should have been granted because the officers did not have reasonable suspicion that he was armed with a dangerous weapon and that the officers' pat-down search was therefore unlawful. We agree and reverse.

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