Case Name: Joseph SERPA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-04-26
Citations: 541 So. 2d 799
Docket Number: No. 88-2454
Parties: Joseph SERPA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DELL, WALDEN and POLEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 541
Pages: 799–799

Head Matter:
Joseph SERPA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-2454.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 26, 1989.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for' appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Patricia G. Lampert, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
We certify to the supreme court the same question as certified in State v. Avery, 531 So.2d 182 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988), as a question of great public importance:
MAY EVIDENCE OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF DEFENDANT'S CONSENT TO SEARCH, BE SUPPRESSED BY THE TRIAL COURT AS "COERCED" UPON THE SOLE GROUND THAT THE OFFICER(S) BOARDED A BUS (OR OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT) AND RANDOMLY SOUGHT CONSENT FROM PASSENGERS?
DELL, WALDEN and POLEN, JJ., concur.