Criminal Law | Search Warrants
Coronado v. State, 39 FLW D2113b (Fla. 2d DCA) – October 8, 2014 Deputies responded to a location to serve an outstanding arrest warrant. Upon arriving, they noticed a grey pickup truck parked at the premises. A registration check disclosed that the tag on the truck was registered to an Audi which had been reported stolen in 2013. The officers made contact with the owner of the property, and after determining that the subject of the arrest warrant was not present, asked her about the truck. She advised that the truck belonged to her son, and called him outside. He advised the officers that he had found the tag in a ditch, and kept it. During the conversation the deputies noticed numerous vehicles and car parts on the premises. The defendant explained that he scrapped cars and repaired vehicles for his friends. The deputies sought and received permission to walk around the property looking for the stolen Audi. During the walk, one of the deputies noticed the odor of marij