E.V. v. State

E.V., a juvenile, appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to suppress evidence and the subsequent order withholding adjudication of delinquency for possession of cannabis. E.V. contends that the police encounter leading to the discovery of the evidence against him was not consensual and was not supported by reasonable suspicion. Because the record supports the trial court’s finding that the encounter was consensual, we affirm.

Although the arresting officer’s and E.V.’s recitation of the facts differed, the trial court, based on its credibility determinations, found the officer’s…