Miguel Rodriguez, Petitioner v. State of Florida, Respondent

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that the inevitable discovery doctrine does not apply where law enforcement failed to actively pursue a search warrant, even though probable cause existed, and therefore the evidence obtained from the warrantless search must be suppressed. The Court quashed the Third District Court of Appeal’s decision and remanded for further proceedings. Justice Canada dissented, arguing that the doctrine should apply without a prerequisite of warrant pursuit.