Barrett v. State

Appellant was charged by information with possession of cocaine. He entered into a stipulation with the state to plead to the lesser included offense of attempted possession of cocaine. As part of the stipulation, appellant reserved the right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a secret tape recording of his conversation with two others in the back of a police vehicle. The trial court accepted the plea and sentenced appellant to one year of probation. He now appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. We reverse.

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