ISHAM v. STATE

No. 77-871.

369 So.2d 103 (1979)

James Robert ISHAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert L. Bogen, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


LETTS, Judge.

This appeal arises from a denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained through a police search following a telephone call from an anonymous tipster. We reverse.

An anonymous telephone call to the police advised that appellant was, at that moment, on a certain street corner attempting to sell drugs to two females. In a detailed description the informant described appellant as a young, black male, approximately 5'8" tall, wearing a bluejean...

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