THOMAS v. STATE

No. 4D00-897.

778 So.2d 482 (2001)

William Leslie THOMAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and David M. Schultz, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

Appellant was convicted of tampering with evidence and possession of cocaine. We reverse for a new trial because the court erred in allowing the arresting officer to testify as to hearsay statements made by a passenger in appellant's car.

The officer testified that after observing appellant driving erratically, he followed appellant into a parking lot and noticed the smell of alcohol on his breath, but...

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