Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Willie BERRIOS and Reinaldo Morales, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1985-12-03
Citations: 478 So. 2d 890
Docket Number: No. 85-852
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Willie BERRIOS and Reinaldo Morales, Appellees.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, HUBBART and BASKIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 478
Pages: 890–891

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Willie BERRIOS and Reinaldo Morales, Appellees.
No. 85-852.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 3, 1985.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Randi Klay-man Lazarus, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Guy W. Turner, Miami, for appellees.
Before BARKDULL, HUBBART and BASKIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
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.