MATTSON v. STATE

No. Z-252.

328 So.2d 246 (1976)

Dennis Edwin MATTSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.B. Murphy, of Murphy & Beroset, Pensacola, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


BOYER, Chief Judge.

This appeal presents us with another aspect of the search and seizure issue. Defendant claims that the impoundment of his automobile by the Fort Walton Beach Police Department was unnecessary and resulted in an unconstitutional search and seizure.

On March 31, 1975, shortly after midnight, defendant was driving an automobile which contained two passengers. Officer Williams, observing that the automobile was being operated in a reckless...

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