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STATE v. TOWNSEND

No. 2D09-4102.

40 So.3d 103 (2010)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ronnie Lee TOWNSEND, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 16, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Tosha Cohen, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.

SILBERMAN, Judge.

The State appeals an order suppressing physical evidence relating to charges against Ronnie Lee Townsend for possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Because the suppression issue was dispositive, the trial court dismissed the charges. We conclude that the search was valid as an inventory search and reverse the suppression order and remand for reinstatement of the charges.

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