J.L.A. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Judge.
J.L.A. appeals his delinquency adjudication and sentence for possession of less than 28 grams of cocaine. He argues on appeal that the court should have granted his motion to suppress evidence. Because the motion to suppress was waived by trial counsel, we affirm.
J.L.A. was stopped by the police because he matched the description of a suspect involved in a home invasion. During the stop, the police searched J.L.A. because of the allegation that a handgun had been used. The police told J.L.A. to put his hands on the hood of the police car and he complied. The officer felt no…
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