Chermak v. State

FERGUSON, Judge.

The facts relied upon as justification for an investigatory stop which led to appellant’s arrest and conviction for carrying a concealed firearm are as follows: The automobile in which appellant was riding as a passenger was stopped at a traffic intersection while another person leaned over into the vehicle to converse with the occupants. As a police car approached, appellant’s car started to drive away. The vehicle occupied by appellant was stopped and an investigation was done with the aid of a flashlight. Because a “blue metal object” was allegedly visible through a…