Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 23, 2001No. 4D00-3296PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

785 So.2d 1224 (2001)

Claude JOHNSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4D00-3296.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 23, 2001.

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Georgina Jimenez Orosa, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

GROSS, J.

The issue in this case is whether a police officer may conduct a pat down for weapons during what began as a consensual encounter with a citizen.[1] We hold that during the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Popple v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  4. Lightbourne v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Golphin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  2. Ray v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  3. DeLorenzo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  4. Navamuel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  5. Gentles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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