Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 29, 1983No. 82-858PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

NESBITT, Judge.

The defendant appeals from the trial court order denying his motion to suppress a handgun. We affirm.

At approximately 11:30 p.m., while on routine patrol, two officers observed an automobile parked in the back alley of a business district known to be a high-crime area. None of the businesses in the vicinity were open at that hour. A female was leaning into the parked car talking to the two male occupants. As the officers drove into the parking lot, the woman saw them and fled; meanwhile, the two males sped away from the scene. The female ran to an orange Cadillac located in the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  4. Currens v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  5. State v. WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. GayCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1990

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