Legal Opinion

Sierra v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 31, 1990No. 89-1703PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

STONE, Judge.

We affirm appellant’s conviction for possession with intent to sell cocaine. We find no error in the order of the trial court denying a motion to suppress.

While on patrol at 2:30 a.m., Deputy Murphy observed a car containing three men, who appeared to be asleep, parked on an unpaved portion of the parking area of a closed convenience store. The officer knew that the store had been burglarized on several occasions and that the owner did not want persons on the premises after closing. There was testimony that burglars often pretended to be asleep while acting as lookouts. An…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Florida v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. McNamara v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Snelling v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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