Case Name: STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, Petitioner, v. Nicole DEAN, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2015-10-09
Citations: 175 So. 3d 939
Docket Number: No. 5D15-2038
Parties: STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, Petitioner, v. Nicole DEAN, Respondent.
Judges: EVANDER and COHEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 175
Pages: 939–940

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, Petitioner, v. Nicole DEAN, Respondent.
No. 5D15-2038.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Oct. 9, 2015.
Stephen D. Hurm, General Counsel, and Jason Helfant, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Lake Worth, for Petitioner.
Matthew S. Aungst, of Hale, Hale & Jacobson, P.A., Orlando, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
While the lower court applied the wrong standard of law to justify a stop of a motor vehicle — probable cause, rather than reasonable suspicion — we find, under the "tipsy coachman" doctrine, that the trial court reached the proper result and deny the petition for writ of certiorari. See Robertson v. State, 829 So.2d 901, 906-07 (Fla.2002).
PETITION DENIED.
EVANDER and COHEN, JJ., concur.
BERGER, J., dissents with opinion.