STATE v. HERNANDEZ

No. 96-02300.

706 So.2d 66 (1998)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Lucio HERNANDEZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 11, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee and Helene S. Parnes, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

No appearance for Appellee.


FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.

The State appeals from an order suppressing marijuana and brass knuckles found on Lucio Hernandez's person. We reverse; the police officers had probable cause to arrest and search Hernandez.

Immediately prior to Hernandez's arrest, Detective Sposato and Officer Waiters were on patrol at the county fair. While driving with the car windows down, the officers passed a large group. They smelled a strong odor of marijuana emanating from...

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