C.V.H. v. State

PETERSON, Judge.

Appellant, C.V.H., entered a plea of nolo contendere to the charge of one count of possession of cocaine but specifically reserved his right to appeal the court’s denial of his motion to suppress.

The facts of this case are very similar to those described in Monroe v. State, 543 So.2d 298 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989). Officer Gordon Gibb, the only witness to testify at the suppression hearing, was assigned to a special investigation division (narcotics). He testified that, at approximately 4:50 p.m. on October 12, 1988, he observed C.V.H. exit a Lincoln Continental and enter a pickup…