Powell v. State

WOLF, Judge.

Powell appeals from a final judgment and sentence for trafficking in more than 400 grams of cocaine. Appellant raises several issues, only one of which needs to be addressed here: Whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to suppress. We find that the officers did not have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity which would justify an investigatory detention, and reverse.

At the hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Detective Aaron Reddish testified that Detective Dyal had received information from Amtrak employees that a black…