MARGANET v. STATE

No. 5D05-1565.

927 So.2d 52 (2006)

Hugo MARGANET, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Marvin F. Clegg, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca Roark Wall, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


GRIFFIN, J.

Hugo A. Marganet ["Marganet"] appeals the denial of his motion to suppress. We reverse.

Marganet and his girlfriend, Wilma Luz Pinero ["Pinero"], became a target in a drug investigation after a tip from a confidential informant. The tip ultimately led to the traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Marganet, in which Pinero was a passenger. Pinero was separated from Marganet and offered to cooperate. She ultimately led police to some cocaine and heroin...

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