ROMANELLO v. STATE

Nos. 77-2205, 77-2215.

365 So.2d 220 (1978)

Donald Dominick ROMANELLO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. Alan ISELY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Mikos of Friedrich, Kersten, Blackwell & Mikos, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles A. Stampelos, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


SCHWARTZ, ALAN R., Associate Judge.

After the court had denied their motion to suppress the contraband which was the basis of the charge against them, the appellants were convicted of the possession of cannabis. We hold that the motion should have been granted and reverse the judgments below.

On the forenoon of February 4, 1977, the attention of two Fort Lauderdale police officers, who were each in the area entirely coincidentally, was attracted to the defendants...

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