STATE v. GILLUM

No. 82-1994.

428 So.2d 755 (1983)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Beverly GILLUM, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, Bartow, and John T. Kilcrease, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellee.


DANAHY, Judge.

Without a warrant, law enforcement officers stopped the defendant's automobile and searched it. As part of the search, the officers opened an unlocked glove compartment and found an opaque plastic pill bottle similar to those used by pharmacists. The officers opened the bottle and discovered 100 tablets of Dilaudid, a controlled substance.

The defendant was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. She moved to suppress...

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