Cable v. State

In this case, we consider whether the exclusionary rule applies when the police violate Florida’s knock-and-announce arrest statute by failing to announce their purpose for seeking entry.

Kathy Jo Cable appeals her conviction and sentence for trafficking in methamphetamine entered after she pleaded no contest, reserving the right to appeal the denial of a motion to suppress. She now challenges the trial court’s denial of her dispositive motion to suppress evidence discovered by the police and statements made by Cable regarding that evidence when the police entered a motel room to arrest Cable…