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FDAP September 2026 Panel Bulletin
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A172384
The Court of Appeal reversed and vacated the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion to suppress, holding the warrantless car search violated the Fourth Amendment. The protective sweep failed because the officer’s suspicion was based on unparticularized facts (a crossbody bag, a high-crime area, a slow yield, refusal to consent, nervousness) and the K-9 never alerted. The search incident to arrest theory also failed because the officer told appellant he was not under arrest.
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