Ellis v. State

I concur in the decision. reflected in Judge Kelly’s nicely crafted opinion, but I would feel differently if I weren’t bound by this court’s decision in Palmer v. State, 753 So.2d 679 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000), and .its progeny. In Palmer an officer stopped a vehicle because poor nighttime lighting conditions made it difficult for him to read the expiration date on the vehicle’s temporary license tag. This court observed that the stop was justified “because of the possibly expired” tag. Id. at 680. But the court concluded that it was unlawful for the officer to detain the motorist after he found…