Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Frank Henry REEVES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-05-21
Citations: 488 So. 2d 670
Docket Number: No. 85-2438
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Frank Henry REEVES, Appellee.
Judges: DELL and WALDEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 488
Pages: 670–671

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Frank Henry REEVES, Appellee.
No. 85-2438.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 21, 1986.
Rehearing Denied June 11, 1986.
Jim Smith, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Amy Diem, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Keith B. Seltzer, Ft. Lauderdale, for ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the order granting the defendant's motion to suppress because the law enforcement officers had probable cause to search the properly stopped vehicle for controlled substances.
Even ignoring the fact that the officer believed that the occupants of the vehicle met the "smuggler's profile" as developed by the Florida Highway Patrol, the remaining fact that the officer smelled the odor of burning marijuana coming from the vehicle was sufficient to constitute probable cause. Newman v. State, 476 So.2d 775 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985); State v. Koch, 455 So.2d 492 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); and Berry v. State, 316 So.2d 72 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975).
The two officers at the scene testified unequivocally that the defendant consented to the search, while the defendant denied that he consented. The trial court observed the issue of consent was "litigated vigorously". However, we are at a loss to understand why the trial court declined to address this issue. If there was a consent to search then the existence or not of probable cause would be of no significance.
Reversed and Remanded.
DELL and WALDEN, JJ., concur.
GLICKSTEIN, J., concurs with opinion.