State v. In the Interest of M.A.D.

This is an appeal from" an order granting a motion to suppress evidence filed on behalf of the appellee, M.A.D., in a delinquency proceeding. We reverse.

While on patrol on November 7,1997, Officer Harold Slayton spotted M.A.D. standing *413in front of a Winn-Dixie supermarket with another individual. Officer Slayton recognized M.A.D. as one of many youths which he and the store’s management had warned on several prior occasions not to “hang out” or trespass in front of the store. According to the officer’s testimony, this area was a hot spot for gang activity and the store’s management had…