State of Florida v. Ricky Alphonso Rand

Appellee, Defendant below, was caught carrying a loaded gun on the grounds of a Jacksonville middle school at 2:00 in the morning. He was a convicted felon, and therefore did not have the legal right to carry the gun. Duval County School Police Officer R.A. Jackson arrested Defendant for trespassing, searched Defendant incident to arrest, and found the gun. Defendant moved to suppress evidence of the gun, arguing that the search violated his Fourth Amendment rights against an unreasonable search. The trial judge found that Officer Jackson was credible in believing that Defendant was…