{"id":86,"date":"2017-09-29T11:14:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=86"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:55:53","slug":"court-appeals-permits-investigatory-car-stop-florida-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/court-appeals-permits-investigatory-car-stop-florida-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Court of Appeals Permits Investigatory Car Stop Against Florida Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution grants protections against illegal searches and seizures by law enforcement. When an alleged Fourth Amendment violation occurs, the criminal defendant can file a motion to suppress. If the court grants the motion to suppress, the evidence seized in the course of the illegal search is excluded from trial. Florida\u2019s First District Court of Appeals recently considered a defendant\u2019s appeal of a motion to suppress in a Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/edca.1dca.org\/DCADocs\/2016\/1400\/161400_DC05_09202017_091940_i.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocaine case<\/a>.The arresting officer testified that he reported to the site of a possible car accident. When he arrived, the defendant was standing next to a vehicle. He concluded that the vehicle\u2019s damage was preexisting but noted that the defendant appeared very intoxicated, although he did not conduct any field sobriety tests. The officer told the defendant that if he saw her driving, he would arrest her. The defendant went inside a nightclub, and the police officer parked across the street to observe whether the plaintiff tried to drive her own vehicle. The police officer was dispatched to another call, but he returned to the nightclub immediately afterwards. As he arrived, the defendant was leaving in her vehicle. He followed the defendant, and although he did not observe her break any traffic laws or drive erratically, he concluded that she was almost certainly still intoxicated.<\/p>\n<p>Upon stopping the appellant, the officer observed that the appellant was still extremely intoxicated, had slurred speech, had red and glassy eyes, and emitted a strong odor of alcohol. He asked her to perform field sobriety exercises, which she refused. He then placed her under arrest for DUI. The appellant refused to take a breath test. In a search incident to the arrest, a baggy of cocaine and a straw were recovered from the appellant\u2019s pocket.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/court-appeals-permits-investigatory-car-stop-florida-woman\/#more-86\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution grants protections against illegal searches and seizures by law enforcement. When an alleged Fourth Amendment violation occurs, the criminal defendant can file a motion to suppress. If the court grants the motion to suppress, the evidence seized in the course of the illegal search is excluded from trial. 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