Shingles v. State

Jimell Shingles was charged with robbery with a firearm for events occurring on December 4, 2001. Shingles filed a motion to suppress his confession and another to suppress evidence obtained upon a warrantless search of a room he occupied in his grandmother's home. The trial court denied both motions. Shingles entered a nolo contendere plea reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motions to suppress. The state and the trial court agreed that the motions, if both were reversed, were dispositive of the entire case. In accordance with the negotiated plea, the trial court sentenced Shingles to ten years with a ten-year minimum mandatory pursuant to sections 775.087(2) and (3), Florida Statutes (2001). We reverse the denial of the motions to suppress and remand to the trial court to discharge Shingles.