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JOSEPH v. STATE

Nos. 89-00775, 89-00778.

588 So.2d 1014 (1991)

Sanon V. JOSEPH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. Raymond FRANCOIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald N. Toward, Bartow, for appellant Joseph.

Lawrence D. Shearer and Thomas A. McDonald of McDonald & Shearer, Lakeland, for appellant Francois.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stephen A. Baker and Joseph R. Bryant, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Judge.

Because both of these appeals arise from the same facts and are disposed of by a single common issue, we consolidate them for the purpose of this opinion. After conviction and sentence, Francois and Joseph appeal from the denial of their motions to suppress cocaine found in their vehicle after a traffic stop. We reverse.

On July 6, 1988, Trooper Gregory Hennis of the Florida Highway Patrol observed a 1978 Toyota driven by Joseph and owned...

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