State v. Williams

The State of Florida appeals the trial court’s order granting appellee’s motion to suppress based on the trial court’s finding of a lack of probable cause. We conclude that the police officer had probable cause to stop Williams because the officer could have reasonably concluded that, by walking down the middle of a street, Williams was violating a traffic law. Further, the undisputed evidence establishes that, for *545purposes of search and seizure, Williams abandoned the bottle in which law enforcement found drugs. Accordingly, the suppression order is reversed and the cause remanded.

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