Dravien Jerrod Jones v. State of Florida

Appellant Dravien Jones appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence found in his vehicle during a traffic stop. Consistent with the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rodriguez v. United States, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 1609, 191 L.Ed.2d 492 (2015), we agree with Appellant that the search occurred during an illegal detention. We'therefore reverse his conviction.

Background

An officer of the Sebastian Police Department stopped Appellant after observing that he was driving his vehicle without wearing a seatbelt. During the stop, Appellant provided the officer with his driv er’s license and…