STATE v. CLARK

No. 2D06-3231.

986 So.2d 625 (2008)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Stanley CLARK, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.


WALLACE, Judge.

The State appeals a circuit court order that granted Stanley Clark's motion to suppress controlled substances found in his motor vehicle. Police officers had searched the vehicle and seized the controlled substances following Mr. Clark's warrantless arrest. Because the police officers had probable cause to arrest Mr. Clark, they were authorized to search the vehicle of which he was a recent occupant. For this reason, we reverse the suppression order...

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