STATE v. MERKLEIN

No. 79-1692.

388 So.2d 218 (1980)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. John F. MERKLEIN and James B. Nelson, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied September 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Fred S. Pflaum of Ginsburg, Byrd & Jones, Sarasota, for appellee Nelson.

Robert A. Farrance and Edwin T. Mulock of Mulock & Farrance, Bradenton, for appellee Merklein.


SCHEB, Chief Judge.

The state appeals the trial court's order suppressing appellees' confessions and tangible evidence seized from their vehicle. The court held that the officers' initial investigatory stop of appellees was proper, but that their continued detention, which resulted in probable cause for their arrest, was unreasonable. We reverse.

The state charged John F. Merklein and James B. Nelson with two counts of attempted robbery and one count of carrying...

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