Wynn v. State

Alphonso Wynn appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized from his home. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

Wynn was charged by information with trafficking in cocaine. He moved to suppress the cocaine seized from his home by the Indian River County Sheriffs Office. At the hearing on the motion, Detective Darren Jones testified he met with an informant who told Jones he had seen cocaine in Wynn’s home. The informant had provided information prior to this occasion, but none of it had ever been verified. The information on Wynn was relayed to…