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STATE v. HENDREX

No. 2D02-3584.

865 So.2d 531 (2003)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Paul T. HENDREX, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied February 10, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah F. Hogge, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.

CANADY, Judge.

The State appeals an order of the trial court suppressing illegal drugs that were found in the possession of Paul T. Hendrex when he was detained and arrested. Because we conclude that the police officer who detained and arrested Hendrex had the necessary legal justification for doing so, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

At Hendrex's suppression hearing, the State presented the testimony of several police officers. This testimony revealed...

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