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STATE v. COLEY

No. 4D13-1402.

157 So.3d 542 (2015)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Gary COLEY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 25, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and James J. Carney , Senior Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Karen E. Ehrlich , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

The State appeals the trial court's order granting Gary Coley's motion to suppress. We agree with the State that the trial court erred by treating the officer's view of the facts as a mistake of law and reverse.

Factual Background and Trial Court Proceedings

Coley was charged with possession of cocaine and cannabis...

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