STATE v. BARTZ

No. 82-1978.

431 So.2d 704 (1983)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Janet Marie BARTZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael J. Kotler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


SCHOONOVER, Judge.

The appellant, the State of Florida, has appealed from an order suppressing evidence seized during a warrantless search of an automobile in which the appellee, Janet Marie Bartz, was a passenger. The state contends that the appellee did not demonstrate a legitimate expectation of privacy in the area where the property was seized and therefore the trial court erred in granting the appellee's motion to suppress. We agree and reverse.

The state...

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