BENJAMIN MENDOZA, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
BENJAMIN MENDOZA, APPELLANT,
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
174 So. 3d 574
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2015)
Opinion of the Court
We affirm the convictions entered in this case. The arresting officer had probable cause to stop appellant pursuant to section 316.0875, Florida Statutes (2013). See Lomax v. State, 148 So.3d 119, 121 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). The later search of the defendant falls under the inevitable discovery doctrine. Having made a valid stop, the officer would have asked appellant for his driver’s license, which would have led to the discovery that it was revoked and to his arrest and the subsequent search. See Hatcher v. State, 834 So.2d 314, 317-18 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003); Cummings v. State, 956 So.2d 559, 560-61 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007).
GROSS, DAMOORGIAN and GERBER, JJ., concur.
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- Hatcher v. State, 834 So. 2d 314 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003)
- Dannenberg v. State, 956 So. 2d 559 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007)
- Jones v. Executive Clemency Off., 148 So. 3d 119 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014)
- Shaheim Hassan Lomax v. State, 148 So. 3d 119 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014)