Legal Opinion

State v. Patterson

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 17, 1971No. 71-80PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Chief Judge.

The State of Florida appeals to this Court from an Order granting the motion of Rebecca E. Patterson, s/k/a Rebecca Hildoer, to suppress as evidence certain articles, including marijuana drug, seized from her automobile.

On October 24, 1970, at around 4:30 A.M. appellee Rebecca E. Patterson was stopped for speeding by a uniform patrolman in St. Petersburg Beach, Pinellas County, Florida. Upon inspection of her driver’s license the patrolman inquired as to ownership of the car and Rebecca told him it “belonged to a friend of hers”. Asked who the friend was, she did not…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Rios v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Melvin L. Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
  4. State v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
  5. Talavera v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. OsbornSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  2. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  3. State v. WiseDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  4. State v. MulliganVolusia County Court · 1988
  5. State v. OsbornSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972

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