J.J.V. v. State

In this appeal from a delinquency adjudication and commitment on drug charges, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress physical evidence and statements because the deputy exceeded the scope of his consent to search his car. We agree and reverse.

Deputy Michael Walsh was on routine bike patrol at night with his partner, Corporal Goddard, when he observed a vehicle back out of a residence in the Watergate Estates Community Mobile Home Park. The vehicle turned around and headed towards him without its headlights on. Deputy Walsh stepped out into the street…