Armstrong v. State

SALCINES, Judge.

Leroy Armstrong was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He entered a plea of no contest to the offenses, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his dispositive motion to suppress. We agree that the trial court erred in denying the motion and reverse.

Armstrong and a friend were walking down the street when a Fort Myers police officer passed by in his marked patrol car. The officer stopped his vehicle and exited. The officer asked Armstrong to come to him. Armstrong complied. As he approached, the officer noticed that one of Armstrong’s…