Legal Opinion

State v. Worthington

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 1, 1989No. 88-1444PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOSHORN, Judge.

The trial court granted Derrick Wor-thington’s motion to suppress. The State appeals. We reverse.

*1314The testimony taken at the motion to suppress hearing revealed the following scenario: Orlando police officers, Bell and Medvec, were dispatched to a scene in which a black male was reportedly “slapping around” a woman, later identified as Shandra Collins. When they arrived they observed a black male, whom Officer Bell personally knew as appellee, grab Shandra by the neck and whisper something in her ear. As the officers exited their car, appel-lee informed them that Shandra had…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. State v. WebbSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. McNamara v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  4. Bentley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  5. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Curry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. Huffman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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