Legal Opinion

Cox v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 17, 2011No. 1D10-2104PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal of a judgment and sentence entered after the appellant pled nolo contendere, while expressly reserving his right to appeal the denial of his disposi-tive motion to suppress items recovered during a warrantless vehicle search. Pursuant to the “tipsy coachman” doctrine, we affirm the convictions and sentences because the evidence supported the trial court’s correct ruling. See Robertson v. State, 829 So.2d 901, 906-07 (Fla.2002).

In the process of executing a valid arrest warrant for the appellant’s 2006 offenses, law enforcement stopped the appellant’s truck and read his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Robertson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  4. State v. PattersonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  5. Minnis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ruilova v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  2. Cox v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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