MONAHAN v. STATE

No. 79-33.

390 So.2d 756 (1980)

Michael MONAHAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied December 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Markus & Winter and Laurie S. Silvers, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Susan Minor, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY and SCHWARTZ, JJ., and CHAPPELL, BILL G., Associate Judge.


CHAPPELL, BILL G., Associate Judge.

Monahan appeals his conviction following a trial before the Court without a jury and challenges the denial of a motion to suppress tangible evidence, to-wit: cocaine, seized without a warrant.

Officers McGavock and Magdalena of the Dade County Public Safety Department were on duty at Miami International Airport randomly looking for persons who matched the "drug courier profile." Monahan was first observed just before he...

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