BARRIOS v. STATE

No. 80-178.

397 So.2d 440 (1981)

Arturo BARRIOS and Orlando Rios, Appellants, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian R. McComb, Miami, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Paul Mendelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, C.J., and DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


FERGUSON, Judge.

The defendant pled nolo contendere below reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress the contraband which formed the basis of the charge against him. The single issue raised by appellants is whether the evidence supports the trial court's finding that there was a "plain view" of contraband by a police officer justifying a warrantless entry into the premises. We affirm.

In the early morning hours of August 22, 1979, Officer...

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