Legal Opinion
T.J. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 15, 1989No. 88-1971PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTENBERND, Judge.
T.J., a juvenile, appeals her adjudication of delinquency. Following an adverse ruling on a dispositive motion to suppress, she reserved the right to appeal and pleaded nolo contendere to felony possession of cocaine. The cocaine had been unexpectedly discovered in her purse by a school official conducting an extensive search for a knife. Recognizing the seriousness of the drug problem which confronts our public schools, we reluctantly reverse the trial court and direct that the evidence of cocaine be suppressed.
*1321The essential facts establish that the appellant was a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- New Jersey v. T. L. O.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. D.T.W.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- White v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- A.B. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- DG v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
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