WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 79-932.

403 So.2d 430 (1981)

James M. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Peter Raben, Asst. Public Defender and William Liston, Legal Intern, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Steven R. Jacob, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


FERGUSON, Judge.

James Melvin Williams appeals from a conviction of second degree murder claiming as error denial of his pre-trial motion to suppress certain evidence found in his apartment by police officers acting without a warrant or consent. The controlling question on review is whether exigent circumstances exist which justify a warrantless entry into a home.

The facts are uncontested. On September 9, 1978, Milton Noble was shot in the back and fell unconscious...

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