State v. O.S.

The trial court granted a motion to suppress, finding that there was no reasonable suspicion to stop the appellant. We reverse based on State v. Roux, 702 So.2d 240, 241 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997), which holds that even where an agent illegally detains a defendant, a battery committed on the officer constitutes probable cause for arrest, and drugs seized in a search incident to the arrest should not have been suppressed.

In the instant case, the officers had reasonable suspicion to pursue the suspect who was trying to peer into their passing vehicle in an area known for drug transactions, as though…