MIRANDA v. STATE

No. 4D01-1459.

816 So.2d 132 (2002)

Manuel MIRANDA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Nan Ellen Foley, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Barbara A. Zappi, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


TAYLOR, J.

Appellant was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of heroin, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He pled no contest to the charges, reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. We reverse.

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