Bludsaw v. State

STRINGER, Judge.

Horace Bludsaw seeks review of the trial court’s order denying his motion to suppress cocaine seized during a search conducted after his vehicle was stopped for traffic violations. Bludsaw argues that the trial court erred in determining that the police had a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity that would justify his detention after the initial traffic stop. We agree and reverse.

On November 15, 2000, at about 10 p.m., Detective Charles Massucci and Officer Kevin Schoolmeesters conducted surveillance on a Days Inn. Massucci had received a citizen’s complaint about…