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Daniels v. State

Citations

  • 543 So. 2d 363
  • 1989 WL 49604

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a “bare” or “gut” feeling that a person is engaged in criminal activity is insufficient to justify a stop and frisk
  • finding no reasonable suspicion where the officers saw a group of twenty or thirty people gathered behind a bar mid-day
  • a “bare” or “gut” feeling that a suspect is engaged in criminal activity is an insufficient basis for a stop and frisk
  • defendant, who was part of large group gathered in area known for drug deals, fled when officers approached group and refused to remove his hand from jacket pocket when encountered by police officer
  • officer, who had past experiences on the crack cocaine squad, observed a large group gathered behind a tavern and suspected that the individuals were involved in drug deals; when defendant saw the police, he appeared very nervous and ran into a tavern
  • setting forth prerequisites for proper investigatory stop and detention

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Judges: Barfield

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