BENNINGFIELD v. STATE

No. 81-960.

416 So.2d 468 (1982)

John F. BENNINGFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilbur C. Smith, III, of Smith, Carta & Ringsmuth, Fort Myers, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


SCHEB, Chief Judge.

Appellant John F. Benningfield challenges his conviction for trafficking in marijuana. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the warrantless seizure of marijuana from the trunk of his automobile, and he attacks the constitutionality of section 893.135, Florida Statutes (1981). We reject both arguments.

Sergeant Grosser, an experienced narcotics officer with the Lee County Sheriff's Department, was told...

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