LAWTON v. STATE

No. 75-113.

320 So.2d 463 (1975)

Govan Henry LAWTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied November 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Gardner, Public Defender, Sarasota, and Patrick R. Cunningham, Asst. Public Defender, Bradenton, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant entered pleas of nolo contendere to the charges of possession of marijuana and narcotics paraphernalia, reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress pursuant to State v. Ashby, Fla. 1971, 245 So.2d 225.

About two weeks prior to the date of the occurrence which precipitated these charges, appellant and his wife separated. Mrs. Lawton moved from the apartment...

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