INGRAM v. STATE

No. 77-1096.

364 So.2d 821 (1978)

Nathaniel INGRAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Frank B. Kessler, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

Appellant was tried and convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He appeals the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress the firearm. We reverse.

Two uniformed officers were staked out in a vacant apartment in West Palm Beach observing activity on the street. They observed appellant carrying a paper bag, stopping people on the street and having them look into the bag. The officers testified they suspected the bag contained...

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