Legal Opinion

Willis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 7, 2000No. 5D99-2309PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtW. Sharp, J.

Willis appeals from his convictions and sentences for possession of more than 20 grams of cannabis,1 and no vehicle registration.2 He entered a guilty plea to both counts, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress evidence of the contraband on the ground that its discovery was the product of an illegal search. We affirm.

The record established that Willis was driving his car to carry out his move from Tampa to Orlando. He was stopped by a police officer for having no tag on his vehicle. Although Willis had a valid drivers license, he had not registered his vehicle or…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Malone v. HowellSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
  2. Fripp v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  3. Powell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. Freeman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  5. State v. ParrishDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. OsujiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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