· 11/27/1974
Dettmer v. State
Citations
- 303 So. 2d 720
- 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 9595
How courts have described this case
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- bare suspicion was not elevated to founded suspicion by virtue of appellant making quick movement when officers approached vehicle
- no founded suspicion where officer observed car occupant in a high crime area make a quick movement
- in high crime area, police saw automobile with two people parked in alley leading to open field, saw bicycle parked next to automobile, and saw one of automobile's occupants make quick move
- an officer who observes a car parked even in a high crime area and then sees one of the occupants make a quick movement may have his suspicions aroused, but he does not have the \founded suspicion\ necessary to legally detain the person for the purpose of further investigation
- detention based on bare suspicion of criminal activity
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