Rozier v. State

SCHWARTZ, Judge.

Rozier appeals his conviction for the possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. He pled nolo contendere below, reserving the right to challenge the court’s denial *380of his motion to suppress the paraphernalia — a hypodermic needle and bottle cap “cooker” — which had been secured by a search of his person after an arrest on an outstanding bench warrant. We hold that the motion to suppress should have been granted because the police officers’ initial stop of the defendant, which resulted in the arrest, was based on no more than a “bare suspicion of illegal activity” rather…