WOOTEN v. STATE

No. SS-155.

385 So.2d 146 (1980)

Clarence Alvan WOOTEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Farley, Jr. of Mahon, Mahon & Farley, Jacksonville, for appellant.

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


MILLS, Chief Judge.

The trial court denied Wooten's motion to suppress on the grounds that the police officers had probable cause to make the arrest and a warrant was not required, thus, the search incident to the arrest was proper and the fruits of the search need not be suppressed. Wooten challenges this determination and we affirm.

The relevant facts are that a confidential informant called the police station and told Detective Clayton that Wooten would...

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