Edwin Aguiar v. State

Edwin Aguiar appeals his convictions and sentences on charges of possession of cocaine, attempted tampering with physical evidence and possession of drug paraphernalia, to which he pled nolo contendré, reserving the right to challenge the denial of his dispositive motion to suppress. 1 We affirm, and write to consider whether a police officer may, as a matter of course, detain a passenger who attempts to leave the scene of a lawful traffic stop without violating the passenger’s Fourth Amendment rights. See Amends. IV, XIV, U.S. Const, (protecting the “right of the people to be secure in their…