A.L.T. v. State

Appellant, A.L.T., was charged by way of a juvenile petition with two counts: (1) burglary of a residence; and (2) grand theft. The defense filed a motion to suppress the victim’s driver’s license and A.L.T.’s confession, contending that the search exceeded A.L.T.’s scope of consent. The trial court denied the motion, finding the issue dispositive, and A.L.T. appealed. We agree that the search exceeded A.L.T.’s scope of consent and reverse.

On May 30, 2009, Officer Travis Mandell of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department observed A.L.T. sitting on a bicycle. A Fort Lauderdale city ordinance…