SANDERS v. STATE

No. 79-1575.

385 So.2d 735 (1980)

Arthur Randall SANDERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loyd C. Mosley and Michael Evans, Clearwater, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


SCHEB, Chief Judge.

Arthur Randall Sanders challenges the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress tangible evidence. The police seized the evidence from Sanders' automobile after they stopped him on the basis of an anonymous tip. We hold that while the officers validly stopped Sanders, their search of the automobile was invalid. Thus, the court erred in denying Sanders' motion to suppress the contraband found in the automobile. We reverse.

The state...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases