Pedro v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

Derrick Leevon Pedro was charged in a two-count information with possession of cocaine and possession of a misdemeanor amount of marijuana. After the denial of his motion to suppress, he pled nolo conten-dere, reserving his right to appeal the denial of the motion. He contends that the stop of the vehicle which he was driving was illegal. We agree and reverse.

On January 10, 1990, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Pedro and Jay Washington were parked on the south side of Okaloosa Street near “Brother Jack’s Tavern,” which is on the corner of Okaloosa and Nebraska Avenue in Tampa.…