D.F. v. STATE

No. 94-2582.

682 So.2d 149 (1996)

D.F., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing, Certification, and Stay of Mandate Denied November 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Marcy K. Allen, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and John Tiedemann, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PARIENTE, Judge.

Defendant appeals the denial of his motion to suppress cocaine. We conclude that the cocaine obtained as the result of an unlawful strip search should have been suppressed because the strip search constituted a clear and substantial violation of section 901.211, Florida Statutes (1993), a statute designed to regulate police conduct.

Defendant, a juvenile, was placed under arrest as a result of three outstanding warrants arising from traffic...

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