another one

In Padron v. State, defendant was stopped for a minor traffic violation. After 6 minutes of horsing around, the deputy told defendant he was going to issue a warning ticket. After returning his license the officer began asking questions about contraband in the car. He asked defendant a total of 5 times for permission to search his vehicle. Cocaine was found in a suitcase in the trunk.

At the suppression hearing, the officer said defendant seemed very nervous, and that defendant and his passenger gave conflicting stories. The Court of Appeals said that the video tape showed no nervousness and no conflict in stories. Furthermore, the Court said that the investigation had no connection to the traffic stop and that no reasonable articulable suspicion existed for the investigation. Evidence suppressed