State v. Champers

Pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(c)(1)(B), the State of Florida appeals from an order granting William Champers’ motion to suppress his statements and all physical evidence seized from his person after law enforcement detained him on another’s property. The trial court found that law enforcement’s temporary detention of Champers was illegal because it was based upon nothing more than a bare hunch that Champers was committing or about to commit a crime on the property. Applying the relevant law de novo to uncontested facts, we hold that the deputy had reasonable suspicion…