P.R. v. STATE

No. 4D11-4096.

97 So.3d 980 (2012)

P.R., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Patrick B. Burke , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene C. Hvizd , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


TAYLOR, J.

Appellant challenges his conviction for possession of cannabis, arguing that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress evidence discovered during a search incident to his arrest. Because the officer lacked probable cause to arrest appellant for loitering and prowling, we reverse the denial of appellant's motion to suppress.

The state filed a juvenile delinquency petition charging appellant with possession of cannabis. The evidence at the hearing...

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