Highsmith v. State

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Following the denial of his disposi-tive motion to suppress, Donald Highsmith was tried for and convicted of possession of cocaine. He now appeals from his judgment and sentence, contending that the *370trial court erred in failing to suppress the evidence because the search and seizure were based upon stale and insufficient information from a confidential informant. We agree with Mr. Highsmith and reverse his conviction.

Deputy James Gallon testified that on July 2, 2002, at 10 a.m., a confidential informant contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office and told him that a…