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State v. Curry

Supreme Court of Florida
Jul 1, 1993
621 So. 2d 410 (Fla. 1993)

Opinion

No. 77684.

July 1, 1993.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Direct Conflict of Decisions, Second District — Case No. 88-02615, Lee County.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Michelle Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for petitioner.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Timothy A. Hickey, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for respondent.


We have for review Curry v. State, 576 So.2d 890 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991), in which the district court held that the respondent's act of spitting out cocaine was the result of an officer's illegal detention, and, thus, the cocaine was subject to suppression. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. Consistent with our recent decision in Hollinger v. State, 620 So.2d 1242 (Fla. 1993), we approve the decision of the district court in this case.

It is so ordered.

BARKETT, C.J., and McDONALD, SHAW, GRIMES, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Curry

Supreme Court of Florida
Jul 1, 1993
621 So. 2d 410 (Fla. 1993)
Case details for

State v. Curry

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, PETITIONER, v. RUFUS CHARLES CURRY, RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jul 1, 1993

Citations

621 So. 2d 410 (Fla. 1993)

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