V.H. v. State

KELLY, Judge.

V.H. challenges his adjudication of delinquency for possession of cocaine and possession of cannabis. He entered a no contest plea to the charges, specifically reserving the right to appeal the denial of his dispositive motion to suppress. We *322agree with V.H. that the police had no probable cause to search him and that the State failed to prove that he consented to the search. Accordingly, we reverse.

Generally, warrantless searches or seizures are per se unreasonable unless the search or seizure falls within an exception to the warrant requirement, one of which is consent. Smith…