STATE v. WATANA

No. 4D09-4176.

50 So.3d 92 (2010)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Eddie WATANA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill McCollum , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene C. Hvizd , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Gene Reibman , Plantation, for appellee.


POLEN, J.

The State appeals an order suppressing evidence. We affirm, finding that the record supports the trial court's determination that there was no voluntary consent.

Around 3:00 a.m. on the morning in question, Fort Lauderdale Police Sergeant Florenco stopped defendant for "careless driving." According to Florenco, defendant's vehicle was traveling between 90 and 100 miles per hour over the 17th Street bridge, and was crossing all lanes of traffic. Defendant...

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