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PERKINS v. STATE

No. 98-1424.

734 So.2d 480 (1999)

Will PERKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 12, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STONE, C.J.

Pursuant to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.030(b)(4) and 9.160, we accept jurisdiction of the following question certified by the county court as of great public importance:

WHERE THE IDENTITY OF A DRIVER IS AN ESSENTIAL ISSUE THAT MUST BE PROVEN, IS THAT IDENTITY SUBJECT TO SUPPRESSION IF IT IS DISCOVERED AS A RESULT OF AN UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND SEIZURE?

We answer the question in the affirmative and reverse.

Perkins was...

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