Sanchez v. State

The defendant, Daniel Sanchez, appeals his conviction and sentence for trafficking in cocaine. We affirm.

During the early morning, two police officers responded to a call and observed a red Nissan Pathfinder pulling out of a beachfront lot. One officer blocked the Pathfinder’s path and the other pulled up next to the passenger door of the Pathfinder. At this time, a white male exited from the passenger door and started running towards the beach. Officer Mason identified himself as a police officer and told the suspect to stop, but after chasing him for a while, lost him. At the same time,…