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Hatcher v. State, Case No. 1D08-5750 (Fla. App. 8/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

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TERRANCE CORNELIUS HATCHER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-5750. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed August 12, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Terry D. Terrell, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Edgar Lee Elzie, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Donna A. Gerace, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. VAN NORTWICK, J. Terrance Cornelius Hatcher appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. Because the evidence was insufficient to establish that appellant had constructive possession of the baggie containing cocaine, the appellant’s detention and arrest, and the search incident to the arrest, were unlawful...continue to full post

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