Legal Opinion
State v. K.S.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 23, 1997No. 96-1352PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. SHARP, Judge.
The state appeals from the trial court’s order suppressing evidence which was discovered after K.S. was taken into police custody. The state argues that the actions of the police officer, which detained K.S., were proper whether based on probable cause or-an arrest. We agree and reverse.
At the suppression hearing, Detective Wilkinson of the Seminole County Sheriffs Department, testified he was conducting surveillance on the evening of November 28, 1995 in a neighborhood of Altamonte Springs known for illegal drug sales. He was hiding in some bushes when he observed K.S., a…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Chris D. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Malone v. HowellSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- Scott Precin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- State v. PaulDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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