STATE v. CASTANEDA

No. 4D10-1591.

79 So.3d 41 (2011)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Roberto CASTANEDA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Mark J. Hamel , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Dea Abramschmitt , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STEVENSON, J.

Defendant Roberto Castaneda was charged with one count of possession of cocaine and one count of driving under the influence. The State appeals an order granting Defendant's motion to suppress the results of the field sobriety exercises. Because we conclude that the officers had reasonable suspicion to detain Defendant, we reverse.

Defendant was pulled over by an officer around 1:00 a.m. for speeding. Prior to initiating the traffic stop, the...

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