RUIZ v. STATE

No. 4D09-1544.

50 So.3d 1229 (2011)

Freddie RUIZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 12, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Narine N. Austin , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GROSS, C.J.

This case is a paradigm for a type of case that is common in our courts, where "consent" to a search is found under objectively questionable circumstances.

Freddie Ruiz was charged with trafficking in cocaine and possession of cannabis. He moved to suppress, alleging that the evidence was the product of an unlawful search and seizure. The trial court denied the dispositive motion and Ruiz now has appealed to this court.

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