Legal Opinion

Hester v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 21, 1990No. 88-1857PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Florida v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. State v. WellsSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  5. Shelton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. HesterSupreme Court of Florida · 1993

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