Legal Opinion
Simms v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 28, 2011No. 2D09-3971PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LaROSE, Judge.
Damian Simms appeals his conviction and 28.5-month prison sentence. He pleaded no contest to loitering or prowling and felonious possession of ammunition, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his dispositive motion to suppress evidence. In reviewing that order, “we defer to the trial court’s factual findings if supported by competent, substantial evidence; we review the trial court’s application of the law to those factual findings de novo.” K.W. v. State, 906 So.2d 383, 384 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (citing Connor v. State, 803 So.2d 598, 608 (Fla.2001)). Because law…
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