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STATE v. VELEZ

No. 94-1063.

649 So.2d 310 (1995)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. William VELEZ, Also Known As Humberto Barcos Barrios, and Jesus Delgado, Also Known As Orlando Marquez, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

January 25, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Paulette R. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Miguel Rodriguez-Betancourt, for appellees.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and GERSTEN, JJ.

SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

We reverse the suppression of the cocaine seized following a police stop of the defendants' vehicle. The trial court held that the stop was "pretextual," and therefore invalidated a subsequent arrest — and the ensuing Belton1 search — for driving with a suspended license. To the contrary, the stop was entirely justified by the fact that the officer saw the car run at least one red light and travel...

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