Case Name: Fred JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-10-18
Citations: 549 So. 2d 1215
Docket Number: No. 89-1352
Parties: Fred JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD and WARNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 549
Pages: 1215–1216

Head Matter:
Fred JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-1352.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 18, 1989.
Norliza Batts, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Deborah Guller, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant filed his appeal from his conviction for trafficking in cocaine. Appellant pled no contest to the charge, after reserving his right to appeal the trial court's denial of the motion to suppress.
After appellant filed his initial brief, the State filed its response conceding error on the basis of State v. Wells, 539 So.2d 464 (Fla.1989) and Gonzales v. State, 547 So.2d 253 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989). Indeed, the facts of this case are nearly identical to those in Gonzales and we agree that the denial of the motion to suppress was error under those authorities. We therefore reverse and remand with instructions to release defendant/appellant Frank Johnson.
HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD and WARNER, JJ., concur.