STATE v. ALLEN

No. 81-876.

407 So.2d 369 (1981)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Melvin D. ALLEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, and Deborah A. Osmond, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Gerald W. Pierce of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, Fort Myers, for appellee.


HOBSON, Judge.

The State of Florida appeals orders granting appellee's motions to suppress evidence and to suppress confession or admissions. We reverse.

The record shows, and the trial court was aware that the deputies had probable cause to arrest appellee's passenger and search appellee's van. The issue before us is whether, after discovering a small change purse in the floor of the passenger compartment, the deputies were required to obtain a search warrant...

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