MENDOZA v. STATE

No. 4D14-1227.

174 So.3d 574 (2015)

Benjamin MENDOZA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 2, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Lesley N. Clark , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Allen R. Geesey , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


We affirm the convictions entered in this case. The arresting officer had probable cause to stop appellant pursuant to section 316.0875, Florida Statutes (2013). See Lomax v. State, 148 So.3d 119, 121 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). The later search of the defendant falls under the inevitable discovery doctrine...

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