OLIVEIRA v. STATE

No. 87-3025.

527 So.2d 959 (1988)

Mark OLIVEIRA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Debra A. Moses, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

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


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence for possession of an illegal drug, Diazepam. We reverse because we agree with appellant that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the drugs.

The appellant was in an automobile accident and injured. While appellant was on a stretcher in a state of semi-consciousness, a police officer went through his pockets looking for a driver's license or other form of identification. The officer...

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