R.S.M. v. State

WALLACE, Judge.

R.S.M. appeals the trial court’s order finding him guilty of one count of possession of a weapon on school property, withholding an adjudication of delinquency, and placing him on probation. R.S.M. argues that the trial court erred in denying *284his motion to suppress a knife found after a school official ordered him to empty his pockets. R.S.M. contends that the school official did not have the requisite reasonable suspicion before beginning the search. We agree and reverse.

On November 21, 2003, Don Stone, assistant principal at Plant City High School, observed R.S.M., who was a…