STATE v. REED

No. 97-1859.

712 So.2d 458 (1998)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Carlos D. REED, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

June 19, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Maximillian J. Changus, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Kenneth Witts, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


W. SHARP, Judge.

The state appeals from an order of the trial court, which suppressed evidence (cocaine) found hidden in appellant's (Carlos Reed's) pants by Deputy Fernandez. Fernandez searched Reed on the street sidewalk at the intersection of Ivey Lane and Gore Streets in Orlando. We reverse because we conclude, based on the findings of the trial court and the testimony presented at the suppression hearing, that Fernandez had probable cause to search Reed based...

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