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STATE v. LYNCH

No. 79-1119.

378 So.2d 829 (1979)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Christopher LYNCH, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Peter D. Ringsmuth of Smith, Johnson, Carta & Mockler, Fort Myers, for appellee.

SCHEB, Judge.

The state charged Christopher Lynch with possession of controlled substances. Lynch moved to suppress the contraband alleging that it had been taken from his person following an illegal arrest. The trial court agreed and granted the motion. The state appeals and we reverse.

At the suppression hearing only Deputy John Metz testified. He stated that at approximately 1:00 A.M. on November 29, 1978, he arrived at the scene of an accident where an...

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