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ANDRE FROST, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT January Term 2011 ANDRE FROST, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-3561 [January 26, 2011] GROSS, C.J. Andre Frost appeals the circuit court?s denial of his dispositive motion to suppress in a case where he entered pleas of no contest to charges involving possession of cocaine and cannabis. Frost contends that the state failed to establish the reliability of the police dog that alerted to the presence of drugs in his car. We find that competent, substantial evidence supported the circuit court?s finding of probable cause based on the dog sniff, and affirm. Deputy Paul Jackson stopped Frost?s Dodge Neon for running a stop sign. Corporal Randy Thomas arrived at the scene after the traffic stop...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Opinions on January 26, 2011 (boomark / email).