State v. Bonser

The state appeals an order of the circuit court suppressing physical evidence seized from an automobile driven by appellee Michael Bonser. We reverse.

The arresting officer testified at the suppression hearing that he stopped appellee’s car after appellee made a right turn without signalling. § 316.155(2), Fla.Stat. (1989). Appellee was unable to produce a driver’s license, which the law requires him to carry. § 322.15(1), Fla.Stat. (1989). The vehicle was registered in someone else’s name. The female passenger stated the car belonged to a friend of hers, but the name she gave, “Nathan,” was…