Lane v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Heath Lane appeals following a withheld adjudication for possession of hydroco-done. He argues, and we agree, that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress the contraband. Accordingly, we reverse.

After completing an unrelated traffic stop, a sheriffs deputy began a consensual encounter with Lane, an eighteen-year-old high school student who was walking along a sidewalk nearby. The deputy turned off the lights on his patrol car and asked to speak with Lane. Lane assented, and he also agreed to show the deputy his identification. He handed his identification…