Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 4, 2016No. 2D15-4623PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LaROSE, Judge.

The State appeals an order granting Jeremy Nicholas Jones’ motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop. We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(c)(1)(B).

A trial court’s ruling on a motion- to suppress comes to the appellate court clothed with a presumption of correctness; we must interpret the evidence and draw reasonable inferences and deductions in a manner most favorable to sustaining the trial court’s ruling. See McNamara v. State, 357 So.2d 410, 412 (Fla.1978); Bonifay v. State, 626 So.2d 1310, 1312 (Fla. 1993). Because the totality of the circumstances…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. McNamara v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  3. Carter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  4. Bonifay v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  5. Hunt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. STATE OF FLORIDA v. M. B. W.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  3. State of Florida v. L. C.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2024

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