Melton v. State

Boris Melton appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence of cocaine found on his person following a stop of the convertible vehicle in which he was a passenger. Suspecting the driver of the vehicle to be a drug dealer he intended to arrest, a police officer on bicycle patrol requested support units to stop the vehicle. When a support unit stopped the vehicle, the back seat passenger, the appellant, stood up on the seat of the convertible and put his right hand down the front of his pants. One of the officers then drew his weapon and ordered the appellant to remove his hand from his…