STATE v. BENTLEY

No. 91-01543.

596 So.2d 773 (1992)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Eric D. BENTLEY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Dell H. Edwards, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Ricky E. Williams, Tampa, for appellee.


PATTERSON, Judge.

The state appeals the order granting Eric D. Bentley's motion to suppress cocaine. The cocaine was found in the car in which Bentley was a passenger after the police stopped and subsequently searched the vehicle. We reverse.

On September 19, 1990, Officer Pryor of the Tampa Police Department, while on regular patrol, observed Edward Bagsby driving a four-door vehicle with no visible license tag. Pryor pulled the vehicle over, his normal procedure...

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