State v. R.H.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtPolen, J.
This appeal arises from a non-final order suppressing physical evidence. We reverse the order on the basis that the police officers’ initial contact with R.H. was a consensual citizen encounter, not a stop, and R.H. consented to the subsequent search.
R.H. was charged by Delinquency Petition with possession of cocaine, in violation of sections 893.03(2)(a)(4) and 893.13(6)(a), Florida Statutes, and with unlawful use of a false name or identity, in violation of *691section 901.36(1), Florida Statutes. R.H. moved to suppress physical evidence, arguing the encounter was not consensual, no reasonable…
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