Smith v. State

CASANUEVA, Chief Judge.

Reginald L. Smith made contact with a prostitute on the street, invited her into his car, drove to a nearby motel, and then, after exiting his car, surreptitiously disposed of a prescription pill bottle into a trash can when he saw a police cruiser approach. Unbeknownst to Mr. Smith, the prostitute had been under surveillance for illegal activities, and the surveilling undercover officer became suspicious of Mr. Smith because of his actions with the bottle of pills. The undercover officer retrieved the bottle from the trash can after determining that no one had…