Gonzales v. State

The appellant, Edwin Gonzales, appeals a criminal conviction for trafficking in cocaine. Gonzales was a passenger on a bus en route from Miami to Tampa. While the bus was stopped in Fort Lauderdale, police officers entered the bus and began asking passengers if they would consent to a search of their luggage. Gonzales was seated in the middle of the bus by the window. Another man was seated next to him on the aisle. When the officers reached the row where Gonzales was seated they asked the man in the aisle seat if he had any luggage. The man said “no” and pointed to Gonzales. The officers…