Case Name: Michael James PERKO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-05-12
Citations: 874 So. 2d 666
Docket Number: No. 4D03-1135
Parties: Michael James PERKO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: STONE and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 874
Pages: 666–668

Head Matter:
Michael James PERKO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D03-1135.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 12, 2004.
Rehearing Denied June 25, 2004.
Jason T. Forman of Law Offices of Jason T. Forman, P.A., Fort Lauderale, for appellant.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi L. Bettendorf and Myra Fried, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Perko was convicted of possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He entered a no contest plea, reserving the right to appeal the denial of a motion to suppress.
In the course of a consensual encounter, a sheriffs deputy obtained Perko's consent to conduct a search of his person after obtaining, but before returning, his driver's license while another deputy conduct ed a warrant check. Under these circumstances, consent was obtained after Perko had been effectively seized. Therefore, the search was unlawful and the fruits thereof must be suppressed. Baez v. State, 814 So.2d 1149, 1153 (Fla. 4th DCA), rev. granted, 835 So.2d 269 (Fla.2002); Barna v. State, 636 So.2d 571, 572 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994). His conviction and sentence are, therefore, reversed on the authority of Barna and Baez.
We note conflict with Golphin v. State, 838 So.2d 705 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003), in which the Fifth District certified conflict with Baez.
As to the other issue raised on appeal, we find no reversible error or abuse of discretion. We remand for further proceedings.
STONE and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
KLEIN, J., concurs specially with opinion.