Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 16, 1990No. 88-1900PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GERSTEN, Judge.

Appellant, Zoila Rodriguez, appeals the denial of her motion to suppress cocaine and subsequent conviction for trafficking in cocaine. We affirm.

*69Appellant was observed by Officers Fae-chiano and Noriega at Miami International Airport purchasing an airline ticket to Dallas/Fort Worth in cash. Appellant appeared nervous and ill at ease so the officers decided to follow her. After appellant passed through the security checkpoint without incident, the officers identified themselves and requested to speak to her. Appellant indicated that she did not speak English so Officer Noriega…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. WellsSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Palmer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Henderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  4. Shelton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  5. Curry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Stubbs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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