Mims v. State of Florida

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedMarch 19, 2025
Docket1D2023-3157
StatusPublished

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Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2023-3157 _____________________________

CHAD RAKEITH MIMS,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Coleman L. Robinson, Judge.

March 19, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See State v. Creller, 386 So. 3d 487, 495 (Fla. 2024) (holding that the Fourth Amendment allows a K-9 officer arriving midway through a lawful traffic stop to command the driver to exit the vehicle for officer safety before conducting a lawful vehicle sweep).

LEWIS, BILBREY, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Tyler Kemper Payne, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Adam B. Wilson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

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