A.E.R. v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment finding appellant delinquent and placing her under community control for a minimum of six months. Appellant alleges error in the denial of her motion to suppress evidence seized incident to an investigatory inquiry by police officers. We find that the *153police did not exceed their authority in entering upon the side yard of appellant’s home to conduct an investigatory stop, and consequently we affirm.

The circumstances leading to appellant’s arrest occurred on August 1, 1983, when Officer Ray DeCunto investigated a neighborhood complaint. The complainant told…