Davison v. State

Patrick Davison appeals the denial of his motion to suppress the evidence he admitted was in his car after a traffic stop. We affirm.

The appellant was stopped on the night of January 15, 2007, when police officers observed that his rear registration license plate tag light was not illuminating the license plate. Davison argues that the traffic stop was unconstitutional on several grounds, only one of which merits discussion. He contends that because the officer was mistaken in his belief that section 316.221(2), Florida Statutes (2007), required the tag to be legible from a distance of 100…