State v. McIntosh

The State of Florida appeals an order granting Appellee, Ronald McIntosh’s, motion to suppress. McIntosh was originally arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm but was ultimately charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and improper exhibition of a firearm. He filed a motion to suppress alleging the officers did not have probable cause to search his vehicle, which officers searched after his arrest and contained a firearm owned by McIntosh.

The case began when McIntosh’s girlfriend placed a call to 9-1-1 stating that her boyfriend threatened her with a firearm relating…