Coleman v. State, 333 So. 2d 503

WALDEN, Chief Judge.

Defendant ‍​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‍pleaded nolo contendere to possession of marijuana, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to dismiss. We reverse.

The Stop and Frisk Statute, Fla. Stat. § 901.151(2) (1975), provides there must be circumstances which reasonably indicate to the ‍​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‍policeman that a person has committed, is committing, or is going to commit a crime. We carefully have reviewed the record on appeal and the testimony and, based thereon, we hold the facts surrounding the defendant‘s detention ‍​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‍merely constitute bare suspicion and, therefore, are insufficient to support a stop and frisk, Stanley v. State, 327 So.2d 243 (Fla.App., 2d 1976); Richardson v. State, 291 So.2d 253 (Fla.App., 1st 1974).

We reverse the trial court‘s order denying defendant‘s ‍​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‍motion to suppress and remand for proceedings consistent herewith.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

CROSS, J., and SCHWARTZ, ALAN R., Associate Judge, concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Coleman v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: May 28, 1976

Citations: 333 So. 2d 503; 75-1749

Docket Number: 75-1749

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.