VITALE v. STATE

No. 4D05-3371.

946 So.2d 1220 (2007)

Mark A. VITALE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 3, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Montesino of Samuel J. Montesino, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Claudine M. LaFrance, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STEVENSON, C.J.

In response to a medical emergency call, police entered appellant's vehicle and, in so doing, discovered cocaine. Appellant pled no contest to trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine, and driving with a suspended license, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress the cocaine. Because the police's entry into appellant's car was reasonable, and the contraband fell into plain...

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