M.A.H. v. State

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of an order by which he was adjudged to have committed a delinquent act as a juvenile. The order was entered after the denial of a motion to suppress physical evidence and statements. We find that the evidence and statements were obtained by an unlawful search, and that the motion to suppress should have been granted; we therefore reverse the order appealed.

Appellant was arrested at the entrance to an apartment complex described by the arresting officer as an area known for “high narcotic activity.” The officer was engaged in a drug surveillance…