Legal Opinion
State v. J.D.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 10, 2001No. 4D01-316PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
Appellee, J.D., was charged by petition with possession of marijuana. The trial court granted appellee’s motion to suppress the marijuana, which was seized following a pat-down of appellee during a bicycle stop. The state appeals the suppression order. We affirm.
At the hearing on appellee’s motion to suppress, Officer Soberon testified that he was patrolling on Sample Road in Coral Springs around 10:80 p.m. when he observed appellee riding a bicycle without lights. The officer stopped appellee for this traffic violation. When appellee dismounted his bicycle, Officer Soberon noticed a bulge in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- McNamara v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
- Doctor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
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3Cited by13 opinions
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