Legal Opinion

Ellis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 28, 2006No. 2D03-4540Published

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge.

Kenneth Loray Ellis appeals his judgment and sentence for trafficking in cocaine and driving with a suspended license. We find no merit in the issues he has raised in this appeal and write to address only his argument that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress.

Officer Amanda Wilson was on routine patrol in Tampa when she noticed a car driven by Ellis moving along Comanche Avenue in a normal manner. As Officer Wilson does “all day long, every day of the week,” she “ran the tag” by entering the tag number into her patrol car’s computer system to request a report…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. State v. DiazSupreme Court of Florida · 2003

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