Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 12, 2014No. 1D13-1367Published

1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.

Appellant appeals his conviction and sentence on grounds that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence found on his person pursuant to a detention without sufficient cause to suspect any illegal activity. Because the undisputed facts of Appellant’s initial encounter with the police were insufficient to support a reasonable suspicion that Appellant was committing trespass, the denial of the motion to suppress is reversed.

The consistent testimony of the three police officers at the suppression hearing established that four officers in plain clothes were patrolling in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Popple v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  3. Voorhees v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  4. LEROY v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  5. Ward v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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