JONES v. STATE (2024)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Timothy JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D2023-1403

Decided: October 09, 2024

Jessica Yeary, Public Defender, and Danielle Jorden, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Steven E. Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Affirmed. See State v. Creller, 386 So. 3d 487, 489 (Fla. 2024) (reaffirming that “once a driver has been lawfully stopped for a traffic violation, police officers may order the driver out of the vehicle for officer safety reasons without violating the Fourth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures”); Parks v. State, 371 So. 3d 392 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (holding that a statutory cost of prosecution can be levied without being specifically requested by the State).

Per Curiam.

Osterhaus, C.J., and M.K. Thomas and Long, JJ., concur.

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