STATE v. BENJAMIN

Case No. 5D16-4152.

229 So.3d 442 (2017)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Laron Cartrell BENJAMIN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed October 20, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Chance , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

James S. Purdy , Public Defender, and David M. Dixon , Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


The State appeals an order granting Laron Cartrell Benjamin's motion to suppress evidence seized after Benjamin was removed from his vehicle during a valid traffic stop. The trial court granted Benjamin's motion after determining that the officer's decision to order Benjamin to exit his vehicle was not based on a valid safety concern...

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