CHESNUT v. STATE

Nos. 78-931, 78-932.

382 So.2d 1349 (1980)

Michael CHESNUT and Stephen J. Calamia, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Owen, Jr. of Cone, Owen, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hazouri & Roth, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Marsha G. Madorsky of Sandstrom & Haddad, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


HERSEY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of possession of cannabis in excess of one hundred pounds. Four judicial acts are urged as error, two of which merit consideration.

In response to a call from a charter boat captain, two Martin County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the Manatee Boat Dock. There they observed appellants' vessel in tow behind the charter boat. A search of the vessel revealed in excess of one hundred pounds of cannabis...

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