Legal Opinion

Price v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 23, 2013No. 5D12-3085PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSawaya, J.

In order to ensure that an individual’s constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures is not violated,1 an investigatory stop by the police must be based on reasonable suspicion that the individual has committed or is committing a crime. United States v. Ar-vizu, 534 U.S. 266, 273, 122 S.Ct. 744, 151 L.Ed.2d 740 (2002). The question presented is whether the police had the requisite reasonable suspicion when they stopped the appellant, William Andrew Price, and found the drugs that led to his convictions of sale of a Schedule IV substance and possession of cocaine.2…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. James H. WatsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  2. Timothy E. Burnett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  3. R.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  4. State of Florida v. FordDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2026
  5. State v. ChampersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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