Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 6, 1976No. 76-185PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
337 So.2d 1031 (1976)
David Alton LEWIS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 76-185.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
October 6, 1976.
Rehearing Denied October 25, 1976.
Richard D. Mars, Lakeland, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and C. Marie King, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.
SCHEB, Judge.
Is an anonymous tip that an automobile is carrying contraband a sufficient basis for the police to stop an automobile of that description? We hold it is not and reverse the trial court which denied appellant/defendant Lewis' motion to suppress.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- City of Miami v. AronovitzSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- State v. OthenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- State v. HendryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- State v. HetlandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- City of Palm Bay v. BaumanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Franklin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
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