Legal Opinion
State v. Sarria
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 12, 2012No. Nos. 4D11-2473, 4D11-2474PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
GROSS, J.
We grant the motion for rehearing, withdraw the opinion that issued on June 20, 2012, and issue the following opinion.
The state challenges orders granting motions to suppress filed by two defendants who occupied a car in which marijuana was discovered after a traffic stop. We sua sponte consolidate these two cases and reverse. The strong odor of raw cannabis emanating from the car’s interior gave the officer probable cause to both arrest the occupants and search the vehicle.
While patrolling U.S. 27, Officer Eric Abrahamson spotted a black, four-door In-finiti…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Reynolds v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- Holland v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
- Cresswell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Dixon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
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