HOOVER v. STATE

No. 5D03-582.

880 So.2d 710 (2004)

Gregory HOOVER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Hoover, Punta Gorda, pro se.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


THOMPSON, J.

Gregory Hoover appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine. Because we conclude that the cocaine was found after an illegal, continued detention of Hoover, we reverse.

At the suppression hearing, police officer Marcus Bullock testified that he had been randomly checking license tags for suspended licenses or warrants. A records check revealed that the owner of the vehicle Hoover was driving had a suspended driver's license. Upon stopping...

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