WALLACE v. STATE

No. 2D05-189.

964 So.2d 722 (2007)

Dwain D. WALLACE, III, a/k/a Dwaine Denorris Wallace, a/k/a Dwayne D. Wallace, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Judith Ellis, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene S. Parnes, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


WALLACE, Judge.

Dwain D. Wallace, III, challenges the investigatory detention that led to the revocation of his probation. After Mr. Wallace was detained, he made inculpatory statements to the police. However, the informant — whose tip to the police was the basis for Mr. Wallace's detention — was not simply an honest, disinterested citizen. Because this informant's reliability was doubtful and because the police failed to corroborate the information...

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