EASON v. STATE

No. 74-1767.

317 So.2d 447 (1975)

Morris EASON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender, and Mark King Leban, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Joel D. Rosenblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., PEARSON, J., and DREW, E. HARRIS (Ret.), Associate Judge.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant, Morris Eason, was arrested by a police officer who searched him incident to the arrest and found heroin. Eason moved to suppress the evidence on the ground that the arrest was without probable cause and that, therefore, the search was illegal. The trial judge denied the motion. Eason then entered a plea of nolo contendere, was found guilty and placed upon two years probation.

The evidence before the trial court was sufficient to...

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