State v. Arango

CORTIÑAS, J.

Appellant, the State of Florida, seeks review of the trial court’s order granting Alvaro Arango’s (“defendant”) motion to dismiss and the court’s earlier grant of defendant’s motion to suppress. We find the trial court erred and, accordingly, reverse.

Detective Vila (“Vila”) received an anonymous tip advising him that marijuana was being cultivated at a particular residence. Upon arriving at the residence, Vila detected the odor of marijuana, determined it was emanating from the residence, and returned to his car to prepare a search warrant for the residence. As Vila was writing…