Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 31, 2015No. 1D14-1279PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMarstiller, J.
The State of Florida appeals an order granting Appellee Joseph Lee Smith’s motion to suppress methamphetamine in the manufacturing process that sheriffs deputies found, via warrantless search, under the hood of a truck parked in Smith’s *996yard.1 As a result of the search, Smith had been arrested and charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and manufacturing a controlled substance. The. trial court found that neither implied consent by Smith nor exigent circumstances permitted the search and seizure that occurred.
A ruling on a motion to suppress is presumed correct, and the appellate…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- California v. CiraoloSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. DraytonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Connor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
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