ANDREWS v. STATE

No. 88-2442.

540 So.2d 210 (1989)

Lorenzo ANDREWS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Patricia G. Lampert, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WARNER, Judge.

Appellant's vehicle was stopped by a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper six minutes before sunset on the Florida Turnpike when the trooper observed that the appellant's vehicle lights were on but the tag light was not operational. Subsequent to the stop, probable cause for a search of the vehicle arose. The search resulted in the seizure of cocaine.

Appellant moved to suppress the cocaine claiming that section 316.217, Florida Statutes (1987) did...

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