Claris Law Legal Blogging Community

Editor: Tampa Criminal Attorneys
Profession: Tampa Defense Attorneys

Category: Criminal Law

The Tampa Police Department responded to a fight near Jesuit Highschool on the night of Gasparilla. Our client's brother was involved in an altercation at a nearby park. During the altercation our client's boyfriend was struck with a beer bottle. In an effort to defend himself he mistakenly struck our client's brother and law enforcement was called out to the scene. Tampa Air Patrol apparently witnessed our client and her boyfriend flee when the crowd scattered. They reported both suspects to patrol units on the ground. When law enforcement came into contact with our client she was walking eastbound on Osborne from Himes Avenue. Based on the information transmitted to them from the helicopter our client and her boyfriend were stopped by ground units and searched. The search of our client revealed a felony amount of marijauna, and a scale. We took the stopping officer's sworn deposition, and filed a motion to suppress the drugs collected by Tampa Police, claiming the temporary detention was unlawful. The State Attorney stood silent on our Motion To Suppress and all the charges were dismissed. To find out what circumstances caused the unlawful detention of our client link to the tampa criminal defense lawyers that resolved this case.