Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Olimpio BRAVO, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-08-10
Citations: 565 So. 2d 857
Docket Number: No. 89-01747
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Olimpio BRAVO, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, A.C.J., LEHAN, J., and CLAIRE K. LUTEN, Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 565
Pages: 857–858

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Olimpio BRAVO, Appellee.
No. 89-01747.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Aug. 10, 1990.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.
Frank de la Grana of Frank de la Grana, P.A., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court's order suppressing cocaine found in the trunk of defendant's car. The trial court did not commit reversible error in ruling that, notwithstanding the officers' testimony that defendant voluntarily opened the trunk, defendant, as he testified, did not do so and did not consent to the search of the trunk. See Perez v. State, 536 So.2d 359 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988) ("The settled law governing review of a trial court's decision on a motion to suppress is that the ruling comes to the appellate court with a presumption of correctness and a reviewing court should not substitute its judgment for that of a trial court, but, rather, should defer to the trial court's authority as a factfinder. Review of the record shows that the case was based on sharply conflicting testimony on the consent question, which was solely for the trial judge . — not this court — to resolve."). (Citations and footnote omitted.)
Affirmed.
RYDER, A.C.J., LEHAN, J., and CLAIRE K. LUTEN, Associate Judge, concur.