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Hidelgo v. State, No. 3D08-2165 (Fla. App. 12/23/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

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Gladys Hidelgo, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-2165. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed December 23, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Reemberto Diaz, Judge, Lower Tribunal No. 06-3945. Gustavo J. Garcia-Montes, for appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Forrest L. Andrews, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before RAMIREZ, C.J., and SALTER, J., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge RAMIREZ, C.J. Page 2 Gladys Hidalgo1 appeals the denial of her motion to suppress cocaine she ostensibly abandoned after she was illegally detained. Because we agree with Hidalgo that she was illegally detained, we reverse. On March 5, 2006, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Officer Richard Maharaj was on road patrol on route 836...continue to full post

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