STATE v. RICHARDS

No. 79-102.

388 So.2d 573 (1980)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. David T. RICHARDS and Richard G. Fifer, Jr., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Douglas J. Glaid of Kay, Roderman & Silber, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the trial court which suppressed marijuana seized by the United States Coast Guard. The question presented for review is whether the stop and search by the Coast Guard violated the fourth amendment. We reverse.

The record reflects that David T. Richards and Richard G. Fifer were charged with possession of over 100 pounds of cannabis. At approximately...

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