McFADDEN, Judge.
We granted Jose Herminio Hernandez-Espino's application for interlocutory review of the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress crack cocaine found in his pocket during a search to which he consented. We agree with Hernandez-Espino that his consent to the search was tainted because it occurred during an unlawful second-tier encounter with law enforcement officers. Accordingly, we reverse.
"[T]he burden of proving a search was lawful...
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