Last week, the Second District Court of Appeals overturned a Defendant’s conviction for possession of a controlled substance (carisoprodol). \u00a0The rulings by the 2nd District Court of Appeal are binding on the county and circuit court’s of Polk County. \u00a0That means the felony or misdemeanor judge in Polk County must follow the appellate court’s rulings in your case.<\/p>\n
In this case, the suspect was walking home when the police asked for her license which she complied instead of walking away. \u00a0This made the initial encounter with police a “consensual encounter.” \u00a0She could have walked away and should have as the police officer had no reasonable suspicion or probable cause to detain the citizen. \u00a0The citizen told the police she was walking home and trying to avoid the crazy traffic which was a reasonable explanation for her behavior. \u00a0The cop took her license and ran a warrants check which came back clean. \u00a0However, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week, the Second District Court of Appeals overturned a Defendant’s conviction for possession of a controlled substance (carisoprodol). \u00a0The rulings by the 2nd District Court of Appeal are binding on the county and circuit court’s of Polk County. \u00a0That…<\/span><\/p>\n