Legal Opinion

L.C. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 23, 2013No. 3D12-704Published

1Opinion of the CourtRothenberg, J.

L.C. appeals an order withholding adjudication of delinquency and placing him on probation, contending the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress marijuana found on his person following a pat-down search. We affirm.

Officer Rivers testified that he saw L.C. walking down a street not far from a high school during school hours; L.C. appeared to be young; and L.C. was carrying a book bag. Officer Rivers conducted a Terry stop,1 which L.C. acknowledges was lawful, to inquire into the possibility that L.C. was truant. See D.O. v. State, 77 So.3d 787, 790 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (“Law…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. D.O. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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