STATE v. NUGENT

No. 4-86-1439.

504 So.2d 47 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joan Robinson NUGENT and Paul Lincoln Roberts, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Amy Lynn Diem, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

No appearance on behalf of appellees.


LETTS, Judge.

The State appeals from an order granting a motion to suppress the seizure of 145 pounds of cannabis from the trunk of a car because the defendants were detained for an unreasonable length of time. We reverse.

The stop was made on the turnpike for weaving in and out of the emergency lane, initially causing the officer to suspect a drunk driver. The driver/defendant denied the weaving, but explained to the officer that if any such had occurred...

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