STEPHEN LANIER, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 5th DCA | 2011-11-18
No. 5D10-2080
SAWAYA and LAWSON, JJ., concur.
74 So. 3d 1130 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2011) Positive Treatment
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Holding

The court affirmed the trial court's denial of the motion to suppress and the constitutionality of the statute.


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Stephen Lanier was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and resisting an officer. He moved to suppress evidence, alleging un…

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Opinion of the Court
COHEN, J.

COHEN, J.

Stephen Lanier was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance pursuant to section 893.13(6)(a), Florida Statutes (2009), as well as resisting an officer without violence. Lanier filed a motion to suppress, alleging that he was seized without a warrant or probable cause, and therefore the subsequent search of his person was unauthorized under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Following the denial *1131of his motion to suppress, Lanier entered into a negotiated plea, specifically reserving the right to appeal the trial court’s ruling.

Although not raised below, in addition to challenging the denial of his motion to suppress, on appeal Lanier also challenges the constitutionality of Chapter 893, citing Shelton v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D11, 802 F.Supp.2d 1289, 2011 WL 3236040 (M.D.Fla.2011).

Finding no error, we affirm. See Flagg v. State, 74 So.3d 138 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011).

AFFIRMED.

SAWAYA and LAWSON, JJ., concur.


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