Hendrix v. State

Appellant, convicted following a jury trial of possession of cocaine and tampering with evidence, seeks review of an order denying his motions to suppress a plastic bag containing cocaine, which appellant had swallowed and subsequently vomited during the course of medical treatment performed in response to ingestion of the bag. Because we conclude that there is competent, substantial evidence to support the trial court’s finding that the warrant-less retrieval was justified by exigent circumstances, and that the medical procedure performed was reasonable, we affirm.

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The evidence presented at…