Hester v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
WESSEL, JOHN D., Associate Judge.
Annie Hester appeals a final judgment of conviction and sentencing in trafficking in cocaine and driving with a suspended driver’s license, after a jury verdict.
Two points are consolidated on appeal: (1) the stop by the Florida Highway Patrol; and (2) the seizure of evidence after a consent search.
At a pretrial suppression hearing, evidence indicated a Florida Highway Trooper, on routine duty November 21, 1987, and while in the process of responding to an accident call on the Florida Turnpike, passed a vehicle with its high beam lights on. Subsequently, the…
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