England v. State

MORRIS, Judge.

Robert England appeals his judgments and sentences for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. England was the passenger in a car which was validly stopped for a traffic violation. The driver of the car gave consent for a sheriffs deputy to search the car, and as a result, the traffic stop became a consensual encounter. See State v. Cromatie, 668 So.2d 1075, 1076-77 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996). Because the deputy had consent to search the car, he was lawfully permitted to “detain all occupants of the car until he completed the search.” Id. at 1077. There was no…