M. A. P. v. State

Appellant, a juvenile, was charged by petition with the possession of less than twenty grams of marijuana. His motion to suppress the contraband was denied, and he pled nolo contendere to the charge, specifically reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. The trial court adjudicated him to be a delinquent child. We reverse.

At the hearing on the motion to suppress, the arresting patrol officer testified that at 11:30 a. m. on the date of the arrest, he had observed the appellant, who was unknown to him, beside a mailbox in front of a convenience store with a brown…