D.O. v. State

specially concurring.

I concur in affirming the trial court’s order denying the motion to suppress, but write to explain my reasons for doing so.

The relevant facts are not in dispute: A patrol officer in a marked police car observed D.O. walking with a group of five other juveniles. It was a school day, during school hours, and the juveniles were not walking in the vicinity of a school, carrying any books or book bags, or wearing any clothing that would readily identify them as students.

The officer approached the group and began to question them about their age and why they were not in school.…