Burdess v. State

ORFINGER, M., Senior Judge.

Reserving her right to appeal the disposi-tive motion to suppress, appellant entered a plea of no contest to possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, following which adjudication of guilt was withheld and she was placed on drug offender probation. She contends that her arrest was unlawful resulting in an illegal search. We agree and reverse.

The arresting officer was given a tip that a suspect in some recent thefts was staying at a certain motel. When he arrived there he saw appellant, whose description matched that of the suspect, and who ran when she saw him.…