Forman v. State

VILLANTI, Judge.

Calvin DeJuan Forman appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of possession of cocaine. Because the trial court erred in denying Forman’s dispositive motion to suppress, we vacate the judgment and sentence and remand for discharge. This decision renders the other issues raised by Forman moot.

The undisputed facts before the trial court at the hearing on the motion to suppress were that Forman was the passenger in a vehicle that was involved in an auto accident at the intersection of 84th Street North and 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg. The driver of the car Forman…