BENEMERITO v. STATE

No. 4D09-558.

29 So.3d 367 (2010)

Christina BENEMERITO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mardi Levey Cohen of Law Office of Mardi L. Cohen, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAY, J.

The defendant appeals her conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. She argues the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress. We agree and reverse.

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