Case Name: Michael J. MARTEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-01-03
Citations: 833 So. 2d 875
Docket Number: No. 2D01-2869
Parties: Michael J. MARTEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BLUE, C.J., and KELLY, J., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 833
Pages: 875–876

Head Matter:
Michael J. MARTEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D01-2869.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Jan. 3, 2003.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Deborah Brueckheimer, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
Richard E. Doran, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan M. Shanahan, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Ap-pellee.

Opinion:
DAVIS, Judge.
Michael J. Martel pleaded nolo conten-dere to driving with license suspended or revoked and armed trafficking in methamphetamine, reserving his right to appeal the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress. Martel was stopped and arrested solely on information provided by a confidential informant.
After reviewing this record, we conclude that, based on the totality of the circumstances test as discussed in State v. Butler, 655 So.2d 1123 (Fla.1995), the State failed to show that law enforcement had probable cause to justify the arrest and subsequent search of Martel. Accordingly, the trial court erred in denying the motion to suppress.
Reversed.
BLUE, C.J., and KELLY, J., Concur.