MARTINEZ v. STATE

No. 80-636.

414 So.2d 301 (1982)

Richard Frank MARTINEZ a/k/a Rick Hernandez, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Morris of Law Office of Paul Morris, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Trela J. White and Ondina Felipe, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


DOWNEY, Judge.

The trial court refused to suppress a quantity of cocaine that appellant Martinez had abandoned while fleeing the police after a "drug courier profile" detention at Fort Lauderdale International Airport. Appellant seeks reversal of a judgment of guilty of possession of cocaine1 upon the ground that the order denying his motion to suppress was erroneous.

The trial judge entered a detailed order containing findings...

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