Case Name: Twana DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-03-27
Citations: 576 So. 2d 913
Docket Number: No. 89-1914
Parties: Twana DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD and STONE, JJ., concur specially with opinions.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 576
Pages: 913–914

Head Matter:
Twana DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-1914.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 27, 1991.
Rehearing and Clarification Denied April 17, 1991.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tanja Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Georgina Jimenez-Orosa, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
GARRETT, Judge.
We affirm appellant's conviction. The trial court found appellant consented to the search which allowed the female police officers to discover the cocaine carried on appellant's person. Although the initial random encounter took place in a public area of the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, the actual search of appellant took place in the privacy of a nearby ladies' restroom. Given the totality of the circumstances we find no error. See State v. Menefield, 575 So.2d 296 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991) (en banc).
However, we reverse and remand for a hearing on the imposition of costs after notice to appellant. Mays v. State, 519 So.2d 618 (Fla.1988) (reassessment of Mays sought via certified question in Beasley v. State, 565 So.2d 721 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990)); see also Jenkins v. State, 444 So.2d 947 (Fla.1984).
Further, we certify the following question to be of great public importance:
CAN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER PAT-DOWN OR SEARCH THE CROTCH OR GROIN AREA OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS CONSENTED TO BE SEARCHED?
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS CONSISTENT WITH THIS OPINION.
ANSTEAD and STONE, JJ., concur specially with opinions.