Jones v. State

VILLANTI, Judge.

Brian Jones appeals the trial court’s withhold of adjudication for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jones entered a guilty plea to the charges, reserving the right to appeal the denial of his dispositive motion to suppress methamphetamine and paraphernalia seized without a warrant. We reverse the judgment because the deputy exceeded the limited scope of the search, the criminal nature of the tackle box that contained the methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia was not immediately apparent, and thus the seizure of the items inside the tackle…