Coley v. State

Ishmael Coley pled nolo contendere to charges of carrying a concealed firearm and unlawful possession of cannabis, with an express reservation of the right to appeal denial of his motion to suppress and motion to dismiss the firearm charge. We affirm.

The officers had probable cause to arrest Coley for carrying a concealed firearm. See Myers v. State, 546 So.2d 754, 755 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989). That being so, the search of the remainder of the passenger compartment was a proper search incident to a lawful arrest. New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454, 460, 101 S.Ct. 2860, 2864, 69 L.Ed.2d 768, 775…