NELSON v. STATE

Nos. LL-91, LL-457.

376 So.2d 459 (1979)

John S. NELSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Nelson appeals his conviction for possession of marijuana, contending that the trial court erred in failing to suppress the seized marijuana. We agree.

Appellant was stopped by Inspector Edmonds after he drove a pickup truck past an agricultural inspection station. The inspector, with permission, observed black plastic garbage bags in the back of the truck. Thereafter, Nelson denied three separate requests to search the bags. Finally, after a deputy...

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