Legal Opinion

State v. Daniels

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 16, 2014No. 5D13-2352PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOrfinger, J.

The State of Florida appeals an order granting the suppression of evidence seized from Lachadvos Daniels following a traffic stop of a vehicle in which he was a passenger. The State argues that the trial *630court misconstrued section 316.12S(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2011), which makes it a noncriminal traffic infraction to fail to “stop at a clearly marked stop line.” We agree and reverse.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Deputy Mark Myers pulled over a vehicle in which Daniels was a passenger because, when the vehicle stopped near a stop sign, “[m]ost of the front tire and the whole…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Pagan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  3. Helvering v. GregoryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
  4. Miele v. Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1995
  5. Marrero v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2011

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. MillerOhio Court of Appeals · 2015
  2. MacKenzie v. Centex Homes Ex Rel. Centex Real Estate Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. State v. TysonOhio Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. State v. LevineOhio Court of Appeals · 2019
  5. State of Florida v. Thomas Marvin LordDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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