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Howard v. State

Citations

  • 645 So. 2d 156
  • 1994 WL 655158

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  • recognizing that detainee may give police consent to conduct pat-down search which is limited in scope to search for weapons
  • stating that a permissible search for weapons should not be a \springboard for a search for other items\
  • stating that a permissible search for weapons should not be a “springboard for a search for other items”
  • officer had no actual experience with cocaine; his knowledge came from a 40-hour training course
  • the sound of pebbles shaking around in a film cannister supplied reasonable suspicion, but not probable cause, to believe that object was contraband for officers who lacked level of experience to say there was high probability that canister contained contraband
  • the sound of pebbles shaking around in a film cannister supplied reasonable suspicion, but not probable cause, to believe that object was contraband for officers who lacked level of experience to say there was high probability that canister contained contraband

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Judges: Pariente

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