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Lyons v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Nov 15, 1990
569 So. 2d 531 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-1957.

November 15, 1990.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County; Nickolas P. Geeker, Judge.

James A. Johnston, Pensacola, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Edward C. Hill, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


Appellant challenges the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress controlled substances seized when he was stopped and frisked by police officers. Even assuming the frisk was justified under the facts of the case, the seizure of the bag of drugs was illegal because the officer's actions exceeded the permissible scope of the search. See Adams v. Williams, 407 U.S. 143, 92 S.Ct. 1921, 32 L.Ed.2d 612 (1972); Walker v. State, 514 So.2d 1149 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987).

REVERSED and REMANDED.

ERVIN, WENTWORTH and MINER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Lyons v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Nov 15, 1990
569 So. 2d 531 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

Lyons v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM HOUSTON LYONS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Nov 15, 1990

Citations

569 So. 2d 531 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

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