MERIT v. STATE

Nos. 75-1334, 75-1359.

342 So.2d 993 (1977)

Grady Lee MERIT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. Dorothy Battle MERIT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 4, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Paul M. Herman, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard P. Zaretsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


DOWNEY, Judge.

Appellants Grady Lee Merit and Dorothy Battle Merit were charged in two counts with possession of cannabis in excess of 5 grams and with possession of drug paraphernalia. Grady was convicted on both counts, but Dorothy was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia only.

The first point on appeal contends the trial court erred in denying the Merits' Motion to Suppress. That motion asserted, in sum, that the affidavit upon which a search warrant...

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