Calhoun v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

Bennie Calhoun challenges his judgment and sentences for possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. We agree and reverse since the police did not have probable cause to search Calhoun merely because he came out of an apartment which was the subject of a search warrant.

St. Petersburg narcotics detectives suspected Harrison Fields of dealing in drugs. They arranged to have a confidential informant make two supervised purchases of crack cocaine from Fields. The informant made the…