Legal Opinion
G.M., a Child v. State of Florida
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 12, 2015No. 4D14-969PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKlingensmith, J.
G.M. (“appellant”) appeals the final order of the trial court finding him guilty of possession of marijuana. Appellant claims the trial court erred by denying the motion to suppress the marijuana recovered from his pocket that resulted in his arrest. Under the facts of this case, we agree with appellant that his motion to suppress should have been granted.
“ ‘[T]he standard of review applicable to a motion to suppress evidence requires that this Court defer to the trial court’s factual findings but review legal conclusions de novo.’ ” State v. Christmas, 133 So.3d 1093, 1096 (Fla. 4th DCA…
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