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Harris v. State

Citations

  • 790 So. 2d 1246
  • 2001 WL 904213

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  • concluding that police officer lacked probable cause to seize film canister under plain feel doctrine where officer testified that he was unsure whether film cannister contained cocaine; the officer must be reasonably certain object is contraband
  • concluding that police officer lacked probable cause to seize film canister under plain feel doctrine where officer testified that he was unsure whether film cannister contained cocaine; the officer must be reasonably certain object is contraband
  • stating that officer must have probable cause to believe that item found during pat-down contains contraband before conducting more thorough search to retrieve it
  • noting probable cause arises where an officer feels an object that he or she is “reasonably certain . . . is contraband”
  • seizure of film canister containing cocaine from defendant's front pocket not justified by plain feel doctrine where officer had nothing but mere suspicion that object he felt was contraband
  • seizure of film canister containing cocaine from defendant’s front pocket not justified by plain feel doctrine where officer had nothing but mere suspicion that object he felt was contraband

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