State v. Bostick

DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order granting a motion to suppress evidence which appel-lee had claimed was seized as a result of an illegal search and seizure.

Appellee was sitting in the driver’s seat óf a vehicle and was holding what looked like an alcoholic beverage. A police officer asked appellee to hand over the drink for inspection because a partially full bottle of liquor was on the seat next to the driver and she, the officer, was investigating. The drink smelled of an alcoholic beverage so this led the officer to ask appellee for her driver’s license. The officer then…