MARRA v. STATE

No. DD-176.

341 So.2d 284 (1977)

George A. MARRA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Ervin, III, Public Defender, and Michael M. Corin, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

A prisoner in the State's custody at Union Correctional Institute urges he was subjected to an unreasonable search and seizure in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, when on a tip but without warrant or exigent circumstances correctional officers required him to open his personal locker, previously locked with a key in appellant's possession. The locker contained 111 grams of cannabis. Appellant was convicted of its possession. We reject his contention...

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