HARDIN v. STATE

No. 2D08-3500.

18 So.3d 1246 (2009)

Gerardo HARDIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Tim F. Bower, Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


LaROSE, Judge.

Gerardo Hardin appeals his conviction and sentence for cocaine trafficking. See § 893.135, Fla. Stat. (2003). He argues that the trial court should have granted his motion to suppress evidence. We agree and reverse.1

Factual Background

Sheriff's Deputies Launikitis and Glasscock2 were patrolling a Motel 6 parking lot in Hillsborough County. They saw a parked...

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