COCKE v. STATE

No. 4D03-3097.

889 So.2d 132 (2004)

Samuel COCKE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Daniel P. Hyndman, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WARNER, J.

Cocke appeals his convictions of burglary of a vehicle and petit theft contending that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence and his confession. Because the police illegally detained Cocke without probable cause, we reverse.

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