Fuentes v. State

Kirenia Fuentes pleaded no contest to the charges of possession of cannabis over twenty grams and possession of drug paraphernalia. In the plea, Fuentes reserved her right to appeal her motion to suppress, which was denied by the trial court and dispositive in this matter. Fuentes, as argued in her motion to suppress, contends that the initial investigatory stop, which led to the discovery of the cannabis and drug paraphernalia, was not based on a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. We reverse the trial court’s denial of the motion to suppress, as the state failed to prove there was…