WHISNANT v. STATE

No. 74-526.

303 So.2d 397 (1974)

Robert Thomas WHISNANT et al., Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene P. Spellman and Denis Dean; Walter E. Gwinn, Miami, for appellants.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and J. Robert Olian, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, HAVERFIELD and NATHAN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The appellants each plead nolo contendere to charges arising out of an alleged illegal gambling and lottery operation and were separately sentenced.

Prior to their pleas appellants filed a motion to suppress evidence consisting of property seized by the police pursuant to a search warrant.

The search warrant was obtained on October 13, 1973 and executed that evening, leading to the arrest of all the appellants. The warrant authorized a...

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