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State v. Berrios

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 3, 1985
478 So. 2d 890 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 85-852.

December 3, 1985.

Appeal from a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Ralph N. Person, Judge.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Randi Klayman Lazarus, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Guy W. Turner, Miami, for appellees.

Before BARKDULL, HUBBART and BASKIN, JJ.


We find that the state failed to meet its burden of proof so as to require reversal under New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454, 101 S.Ct. 2860, 69 L.Ed.2d 768 (1982). There is no evidence in the record that the hatchback portion of the Mustang, in which the police found the paper bag containing cocaine, was accessible from the interior of the car. The state's remaining points lack merit.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Berrios

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 3, 1985
478 So. 2d 890 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
Case details for

State v. Berrios

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. WILLIE BERRIOS AND REINALDO MORALES…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 3, 1985

Citations

478 So. 2d 890 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)