SARASOTA COUNTY – 2008
Case CF 007728 NC
VIOLATION: Felony Possession of Marijuana
MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT: 5 Years
RESULT: The Defendant was stopped for speeding. Pursuant to the traffic stop the Officer asked the Defendant to produce his licnese and registration. The Defendant complied. The Officer got the Defendant out of the vehicle and ran a check on the Defendant. The Officer then conducted a pat down search of the Defendant’s person and found 25 grams of Marijuana. Darren Finebloom filed a motion to suppress based on the illegal pat down search as the officer had no basis to conduct this search. After reviewing the motion the State Attorney’s Office which was looking to send the Defendant to prision reduced the charge to a misdemeanor and withheld adjudication. No license suspension, no Jail, no probation. The Defendant simply paid the court costs.
