WIGGS v. STATE

No. 2D09-3545.

72 So.3d 154 (2011)

James L. WIGGS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Adam Tebrugge of Tebrugge Legal, Bradenton, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan M. Shanahan , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


SILBERMAN, Chief Judge.

While James L. Wiggs was stopped for a traffic infraction, a drug-detection dog alerted on his vehicle. Deputies searched the vehicle and found cocaine inside. Wiggs entered a plea to the charge of possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver while reserving the right to appeal the denial of his dispositive motion to suppress. We reverse because the dog's alert on Wiggs' vehicle did not provide probable cause to search.

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