Collins v. State

Appellant, Joe Collins, appeals a final judgment and sentence entered after he pled no contest to possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Appellant moved to suppress the drug evidence, which was seized while the police were taking him into custody under the Florida Mental Health Act, or Baker Act, section 394.463, Florida Statutes (2010). We affirm the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress because the officers’ search of appellant before transporting him to a treatment facility was reasonable under the circumstances.

After the hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress evidence,…