Legal Opinion

State v. Ruiz

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 11, 1987No. 4-86-1254PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

502 So.2d 87 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Appellant,

v.

Antonio RUIZ, Appellee.

No. 4-86-1254.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 11, 1987.

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Lee Rosenthal, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

2Per curiam

In our opinion the trial court erroneously granted the defendant's motion to suppress. The evidence (cocaine) should have been received under the inevitable discovery doctrine. State v. LeCroy, 435 So.2d 354…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Wayne Garfield Brookins, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. State v. LeCroyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

4Cited by12 opinions

  1. Jeffries v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  2. State v. WaltonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Hatcher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  4. A.J.M. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  5. Conner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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