A.B.S. v. State

SILBERMAN, Judge.

A.B.S., a juvenile, seeks review of an order withholding adjudication and placing him on four months of probation for possession of a controlled substance. A.B.S. admitted to the charge while reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. Because the search of A.B.S.’s person was not supported by a legal basis, we reverse.

A.B.S. was taken into custody as a possible runaway in need of services pursuant to section 984.13, Florida Statutes (2009). The officer who took A.B.S. into custody stated that, at a minimum, he was going to take A.B.S. home. Before the…