Legal Opinion

Lucien v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 7, 1990No. 89-1440PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARRETT, Judge.

Appellant pled nolo contendere to possession of cocaine reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress.

The facts are undisputed. At 5:30 a.m. Ms. Martinez heard someone knocking on her house door. She did not recognize the person and called the police. When an officer responded he saw appellant about three houses away walking down the street. The officer stopped appellant and asked him if he had knocked on the door. Appellant said, “yes.” When asked why, appellant stated, “because I want to talk to somebody.” When asked to identify himself, appellant…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Kirby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
  3. Springfield v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. T. L. M. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  5. Boal v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. P.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  2. T.T. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  4. G.E.C. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. Cortez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999

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