STATE v. MURPHY

No. 2D00-2494.

793 So.2d 112 (2001)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Matthew MURPHY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 17, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Wendy Buffington, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

Craig A. Huffman and Manuel A. Machin, Tampa, for Appellee.


SILBERMAN, Judge.

The State appeals from an order granting Matthew Murphy's motion to suppress. We affirm because the evidence was seized following an unlawful stop.

A deputy observed Murphy's truck on the road and conducted a routine license tag check. The computer check indicated that the tag belonged to a different truck. On that basis, the deputy initiated a traffic stop. As the deputy approached the truck after making the stop, he smelled a strong odor...

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