State v. Hines
State v. Hines
Opinion of the Court
The state appeals the trial court’s order granting the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence. The defendant was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer,
The instant record contains no written motion to suppress and no written suppression order. The trial court orally announced its ruling at the conclusion of the hearing and then signed the court minutes which noted “defense motion granted” with no further explanation. Thus, the trial court’s oral ruling is unclear with respect to what evidence the court intended to suppress. Therefore, we vacate the order and remand this matter to the trial court for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of this opinion to enter a written order disposing of the motion. We also direct the state to supplement the record with the written suppression motion, if one exists.
We take this opportunity to remind the trial court and trial counsel of the importance
VACATED and REMANDED.
. §§ 784.03, 784.045, 784.07, Fla. Stat. (1993).
. § 843.01, Fla. Stat. (1993).
.§ 893.13, Fla. Stat. (1993).
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