Agreda v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Alexander Agreda appeals four convictions premised on his possession of contraband that was discovered in a traffic stop. We reverse because there was no legal basis for the stop, and thus the trial court erred by denying Agreda’s motion to suppress.

The facts were developed at a suppression hearing in which the State presented the testimony of a detective from the Highlands County Sheriffs Office. The detective testified that on the day in question he was conducting an “interdiction” on U.S. Highway 27. The road was a divided highway with two lanes in each direction, and the…