State v. Leonard

The State of Florida appeals the trial court’s order granting the defendant’s motion to suppress physical evidence. In seeking reversal, the State contends the defendant, Tarresse Leonard, discarded a bag, which was later determined to contain cocaine, during an ensuing foot chase that occurred prior to his detention by law enforcement. In response, the defendant asserts he was detained before he discarded the bag of cocaine, and that the police officer’s detention for investigatory purposes was impermissible as the police officers lacked the necessary well-founded suspicion that he was…