Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 27, 1991No. 89-1914PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GARRETT, Judge.

We affirm appellant’s conviction. The trial court found appellant consented to the search which allowed the female police officers to discover the cocaine carried on appellant’s person. Although the initial random encounter took place in a public area of the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, the actual search of appellant took place in the privacy of a nearby ladies’ restroom. Given the totality of the circumstances we find no error. See State v. Menefield, 575 So.2d 296 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991) (en banc).

However, we reverse and remand for a hearing on the imposition…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  2. Mays v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. Beasley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. State v. MenefieldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992

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