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White v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 19, 1995
661 So. 2d 40 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Opinion

No. 93-02662.

April 19, 1995.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Debra K. Behnke, J.

Scott L. Robbins, Tampa, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Krauss, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


We dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Appellant, David White, entered a plea of nolo contendere to the charge of DUI, attempting to reserve his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress the results of a breathalyzer test. However, the parties did not stipulate that that issue was dispositive nor did the trial judge make such an express finding. The issue was therefore not preserved for appellate review, and we have no jurisdiction. Brown v. State, 376 So.2d 382 (Fla. 1979); Roob v. State, 572 So.2d 1022 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991).

Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

PARKER and LAZZARA, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

White v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 19, 1995
661 So. 2d 40 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)
Case details for

White v. State

Case Details

Full title:DAVID WHITE, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Apr 19, 1995

Citations

661 So. 2d 40 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

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