State v. Filter

The state appeals from an order suppressing physical evidence seized from appellee’s vehicle. We affirm.

After stopping appellee’s vehicle and arresting appellee, police searched the interior of the vehicle. The officer described the search as a standard inventory procedure pursuant to impoundment, and further testified that he did not advise appellant that there were alternatives to impoundment. The inventory produced methylphenidate, for which appellee was charged with illegal possession under chapter 893, Florida Statutes (1979).

When an arresting officer intends to impound a vehicle, the…