Clifford v. State

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Matthew Clifford appeals his judgment and sentence for possession of cocaine.1 We reverse because there was no probable cause supporting his stop.

The Highlands County Sheriffs Department received a telephone call on September 3, 1997, from a known confidential informant whose information had been used and found reliable on approximately twelve prior occasions. The informant said that Mr. Clifford would leave his job at the end of the work day in a red Chevrolet Geo and go to Avon Park to purchase cocaine in a neighborhood known to be a source of drugs. The deputies did…