Legal Opinion
Hidelgo v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 23, 2009No. 3D08-2165PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRamirez, C.J.
Gladys Hidalgo 1 appeals the denial of her motion to suppress cocaine she ostensibly abandoned after she was illegally detained. Because we agree with Hidalgo that she was illegally detained, we reverse.
On March 5, 2006, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Officer Richard Maharaj was on road patrol on route 836. He testified that he observed a Lincoln Navigator switch lanes causing the driver of another vehicle to slam on the brakes and honk the horn. Officer Carlos Fernandez was behind Officer Maharaj when he activated his emergency lights. The two officers then conducted a traffic stop. Officer…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Reynolds v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- State v. CromatieDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. DelgadoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- State v. HallDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015