DUNBAR v. STATE

No. 91-02118.

592 So.2d 1230 (1992)

Bruce DUNBAR, F/K/a Michael Dunbar, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Cynthia J. Dodge, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Davis G. Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


LEHAN, Acting Chief Judge.

We reverse defendant's convictions and sentences for trafficking in cocaine and possession of cannabis. We agree with his contention that the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress the drugs found in defendant's automobile by officers after the automobile was stopped. The search was conducted during an illegal detention.

The stop occurred because defendant's automobile was making a noise. The officer asked defendant...

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