Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1997

State v. Savino

State v. Savino
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided January 29, 1997 · Farmer, Gross, Warner
686 So. 2d 811; 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 304; 1997 WL 31009 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Savino

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

*812FARMER and GROSS, JJ., concur. WARNER, J., dissents with opinion.

Dissenting Opinion

WARNER, Judge,

dissenting.

Based on Whren v. United States, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 1769,135 L.Ed.2d 89 (1996), I would hold that the officer had probable cause to stop appellees’ vehicle for a violation of section 316.610, Florida Statutes (1995), due to its cracked windshield. The officer testified that it would be difficult to see through a “spider” crack along the windshield, and that condition could be hazardous to other vehicles on the road.

I would reverse the order granting the motion to suppress evidence seized in plain view as a result of the stop.

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