STATE v. E.S.

No. 4D00-3082.

782 So.2d 1005 (2001)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. E.S., a child, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 25, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Michael J. Neimand, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, and Zhierlynn Mae Kelly, Certified Legal Intern, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, for appellant.

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

After stopping appellant for a traffic violation, the officer told him that if the substance in his mouth was cocaine and he swallowed it, it could kill him. Appellant then ejected the substance, which was cocaine, but succeeded in having it suppressed. We reverse.

The stop occurred at 2:00 A.M., because appellant was riding his bicycle with no lights on it. While speaking to appellant, the officer noticed that appellant was attempting to keep his...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases