Woods v. State

William Woods, III, appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. We reverse *561the convictions because Woods’s consent to a search of his pockets was tainted by an illegal detention.

Deputy Spooner stopped Woods because he was driving without his headlights engaged. Woods handed over his license and registration and exited the vehicle, as ordered. Deputy Gore, who had arrived as backup, testified that Woods seemed unusually nervous, especially for a driver who had been told he was to receive only a warning citation. Gore noticed that Woods’s hands were…