Case Name: Ossie LOFTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-08-17
Citations: 658 So. 2d 1235
Docket Number: No. 94-2739
Parties: Ossie LOFTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ERVIN, WOLF and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 658
Pages: 1235–1236

Head Matter:
Ossie LOFTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-2739.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 17, 1995.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, David P. Gauldin, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Patrick Martin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant challenges his conviction and sentence for carrying a concealed firearm. He asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the physical evidence against him. We agree and reverse.
The encounter between the police and appellant cannot be considered to be a consensual encounter in light of the restrictions placed on appellant's freedom to leave. Popple v. State, 626 So.2d 185 (Fla.1993); Cowart v. State, 635 So.2d 1063 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994). In addition, there was insufficient evidence to establish a reasonable suspicion to justify a temporary detention of appellant. See Hills v. State, 629 So.2d 152 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993).
Accordingly, appellant's judgment of conviction is reversed.
ERVIN, WOLF and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.