E.J. v. State

E.J. appeals her juvenile disposition on a charge of possession of marijuana, claiming that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress. She maintains that her actions did not constitute consent to search but a mere acquiescence to authority. We agree and reverse.

E.J. was charged with possession of marijuana. She filed a motion to suppress the marijuana seized by police officers, claiming that she had not consented to the search but simply acquiesced to authority. At the hearing, Deputy Cheema of the St. Lucie County Sheriffs Office testified that she observed a vehicle make an…