Davis v. State

Takerry Davis timely appeals his judgment and sentences for possession of drug paraphernalia, 1 possession of twenty-grams or less of cannabis, 2 and possession of a concealed weapon by a felon. 3

These items of contraband were discovered by a law enforcement officer while performing a “protective patdown” of Davis and were the subject of Davis’ dis-positive pre-trial motion to suppress evidence. 4

The State’s evidence established that on November 24, 2009, at approximately 2:46 p.m., Officer McConnell observed several individuals in the courtyard of a “complex” located in a “high-crime area.”…