Lamour v. State

We grant Andreno Lamour’s petition for a writ of mandamus and direct the trial court to accept his no contest plea, which reserves the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress.

Lamour was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine. He moved to suppress the cocaine, arguing that police lacked reasonable suspicion to stop him. The parties stipulated that the issue of the legality of the stop was dispositive. The trial judge denied the motion to suppress but “absolutely” agreed that the legality of the stop was dispositive.

Lamour sought to enter an open, no contest plea to the…