Wiggs v. State

SILBERMAN, Chief Judge.

While James L. Wiggs was stopped for a traffic infraction, a drug-detection dog alerted on his vehicle. Deputies searched the vehicle and found cocaine inside. Wiggs entered a plea to the charge of possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver while reserving the right to appeal the denial of his dispositive motion to suppress. We reverse because the dog’s alert on Wiggs’ vehicle did not provide probable cause to search.

Just before midnight on August 14, 2007, a Sarasota County deputy stopped Wiggs’ vehicle for running a red light on U.S. 301. The deputy detained…