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STATE v. SMITH

No. 79-2312.

399 So.2d 22 (1981)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Iselene SMITH, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 19, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Reno, State Atty. and Arthur Joel Berger, Asst. State Atty., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Karen M. Gottlieb, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and BASKIN, JJ.

BASKIN, Judge.

Is evidence seized without probable cause or reasonable suspicion during a warrantless United States Customs search admissible in a Florida trial court? We hold that such evidence is admissible and reverse the order of suppression entered by the circuit court.

Returning to the United States after a trip to Ecuador defendant Smith landed at the Miami International Airport. A customs official conducting a random check of incoming baggage inspected...

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