ADERS v. STATE

No. 4D10-2074.

67 So.3d 368 (2011)

Joshua ADERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 27, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian H. Mallonee , Fort Pierce, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GROSS, J.

Does an officer have reasonable suspicion to effect a traffic stop when he conducts a computer check of a car's tag and learns that the tag is registered to the same make of car, but to one of a different color? We agree with courts in Indiana and Georgia and hold that under these circumstances an officer may lawfully make a traffic stop under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

The facts leading up to the traffic stop in this...

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