Miguel Rodriguez, Petitioner v. State of Florida, Respondent

Summary

The court quashed the Third District's decision and held that the inevitable-discovery exception did not permit admission of evidence obtained during an unconstitutional home search merely because police had probable cause to obtain a warrant. The State had to show that an investigation was already underway and that officers were actively pursuing a warrant or another lawful means of discovery; it made no such showing here, and the consent was coercive. Justice Canady, dissenting, would have approved the decision because the evidence would have been obtained through routine warrant procedures and suppression would not materially deter police misconduct.