SMITH v. STATE

No. 95-2926.

682 So.2d 1157 (1996)

Lovell SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied November 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and S.C. VanVoorhees, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kristen L. Davenport, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


PETERSON, Chief Judge.

Lovell Smith appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence of cocaine removed from his clothing. We reverse.

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