STATE v. WIKSO

No. 98-2481.

738 So.2d 390 (1999)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Lawrence WIKSO, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Gentry Denise Benjamin, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Christopher A. Haddad, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


FARMER, J.

During pretrial proceedings on charges of possession of cocaine, the defendant moved to suppress the cocaine. Without taking any testimony on the suppression motion, the trial court instead reviewed the probable cause affidavit and granted the motion. We reverse.

The affidavit alleged the following facts. An officer effected a traffic stop of defendant because he was displaying an improper license tag...

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