King v. State

This criminal appeal turns on whether City of Pensacola police officers had reasonable suspicion to detain a sport-utility vehicle in which appellant King was a passenger. Finding that the facts available to the officers would not support such reasonable suspicion, we reverse the conviction and remand with directions that Mr. King be discharged.

BACKGROUND

The facts below were developed at a hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress evidence of cocaine police officers discovered on his person following a traffic stop. After their shift muster, Pensacola police officers Decker and Coverdale…