Woods v. State

I dissent. Given the totality of the circumstances, there was no violation of the Fourth Amendment. The deputy’s request of Woods to remove the contents of his pockets was justified. His response was voluntary. There was no illegal detention which tainted the consent.

Trial judges should be accorded great deference in evaluating the testimony given at a suppression hearing. The majority has ignored deference and reweighed the evidence. The trial court correctly analyzed the law and properly applied the law to the facts as demonstrated by the following excerpt from the bench at the hearing:

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