Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Leroy WILLIAMS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-12-08
Citations: 423 So. 2d 465
Docket Number: No. AN-1
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Leroy WILLIAMS, Appellee.
Judges: SHAW and JOANOS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 423
Pages: 465–466

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Leroy WILLIAMS, Appellee.
No. AN-1.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 8, 1982.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Gregory C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellant.
Alan R. Parlapiano, Public Defender, and C. Richard Parker, Asst. Public Defender, Gainesville, for appellee.

Opinion:
WIGGINTON, Judge.
The State of Florida seeks review of the circuit court's order granting Williams' motion to suppress evidence. We affirm.
We find no error in the trial court's ruling that the investigative stop made by the deputy sheriff was one made without "a founded or reasonable suspicion" that the defendant was engaged in criminal activity. The deputy's testimony failed to point up any facts that would justify the stop, thus the evidence seized was tainted by the illegal stop. The record and cases support that holding and our affirmance. See State v. Stevens, 354 So.2d 1244 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978), Coladonato v. State, 348 So.2d 326 (Fla.1977), and McClain v. State, 408 So.2d 721 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).
SHAW and JOANOS, JJ., concur.