STATE v. RIVERS

No. 2D03-2228.

861 So.2d 1208 (2003)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joyce RIVERS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene S. Parnes, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

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


KELLY, Judge.

The State appeals from the trial court's order granting Joyce Rivers' motion to suppress evidence found during a search of her car incident to arrest. The trial court's order found that the officer's continued detention of Rivers' car after determining her temporary tag was valid was illegal. The State argues that the officer was justified in detaining Rivers based on an outstanding arrest warrant. We agree and reverse.

A police officer was on...

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