State v. Leach

WALLACE, Judge.

The State of Florida appeals a circuit court order granting James Leach’s motion to suppress statements and physical evidence based on an alleged improper detention. Because the law enforcement officers involved had a reasonable suspicion sufficient to justify Mr. Leach’s detention, which did not become a premature arrest when he was handcuffed briefly while waiting for an eyewitness to arrive at the scene, we reverse the circuit court’s order.

I. THE FACTS

On April 5, 2013, at approximately 10:30 p.m., a citizen saw a man break into a work truck parked at a business near the…