State v. A.L.

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

The circuit court granted A.L.’s motion to suppress marijuana and drug paraphernalia discovered during what the court found to be an illegal stop. The State challenges this order, claiming that the stop was justified and that A.L. consented to the search. We agree and reverse.

At the hearing on A.L.’s motion, a Pasco County Sheriffs Deputy testified that he was patrolling around midnight when he noticed a young man, who appeared to be a juvenile, walking on a public street. When the youth saw the deputy’s patrol car, he turned around and began walking in the opposite…