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· 10/4/1978

Currens v. State

Citations

  • 363 So. 2d 1116

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reversing denial of suppression motion where police observe legally parked car in parking lot at 1:40 a.m.
  • reversing denial of suppression motion where police observe legally parked car in parking lot at 1:40 a.m.
  • approaching vehicle and ordering an occupant out without founded or reasonable suspicion
  • appellant quickly moving hand between his legs when officers approached did not constitute founded suspicion or threat
  • officer did not have sufficient reason for ordering the defendant to leave his car, where the officer observed the defendant at 1:30 a.m. in a sports car, legally parked, with the windows closed and engine off, and after seeing no unusual activity
  • observed legally parked vehicle at 1:30 a.m.

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Judges: Moore

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