SKELTON v. STATE

No. 76-642.

349 So.2d 193 (1977)

Juan SKELTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Beth C. Weitzner, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

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

Before HENDRY, C.J., and PEARSON and HAVERFIELD, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant, Juan Skelton, appeals his conviction of unlawful possession of cannabis and sentence to six months in the county jail.

Defendant for his sole point on appeal contends the trial judge erred in denying his motion to suppress, alleging that the warrantless search incident to his arrest was based upon mere suspicion and not the required probable cause. We cannot agree.

Probable cause to arrest exists where a reasonable man, having...

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