Butler v. State

SHIVERS, Senior Judge.

Appellant Yama Butler pled nolo contende-re to one count of possession of cocaine, in violation of § 893.13(l)(f), Florida Statutes (1991), but expressly reserved his right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. We reverse.

About 11:30 PM on April 25, 1992, Officer Putnam “ran across” a known, confidential informant (“Cl”). Putnam had used information from this informant on at least twenty occasions since February 1 of 1992, and sixty to seventy percent of these tips had resulted in felony arrests. On this occasion, the Cl told Putnam a black male…