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HETLAND v. STATE

No. 56245.

387 So.2d 963 (1980)

Robert Leslie HETLAND, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Jagger, Public Defender, and Ellen Irene Hoffenberg, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and William I. Munsey, Jr. and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tampa, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The question in this case is whether a valid stop and frisk may be based on information obtained from an anonymous telephone caller. The District Court of Appeal, Second District, in the decision below, 366 So.2d 831, answered this question in the affirmative provided the anonymous tip bore sufficient indicia of reliability. In reaching its decision the court expressly receded from the rule announced in its prior decision...

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