Legal Opinion

Peterson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 11, 1987No. BL-478PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JOANOS, Judge.

Zachery Leroy Peterson appeals his judgment and sentence for possession of drugs and asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. We affirm.

Appellant and a passenger, two black males, while driving in a maroon Jaguar, were stopped by police who were responding to a BOLO (Be On the Look Out) radio transmission based on an anonymous tip. The BOLO alerted them to look for a black suspect named Herman Smith, driving a red late model Jaguar, possibly carrying an Uzi machine gun, and possibly going to rob a liquor store. The officer explained to…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. State v. StevensDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  4. Hetland v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  5. State v. HetlandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gemmel v. StateCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1989

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