STATE v. ADAMS

No. 82-2123.

436 So.2d 276 (1983)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. John Coy ADAMS, Jr., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Marlyn J. Altman, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


BERANEK, Judge.

The State appeals an order granting the defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence. Cocaine was found in defendant's home when it was searched pursuant to a search warrant. The warrant was based on probable cause established after a confidential informant participated in a "controlled buy" under the direction of the County Sheriff's Organized Crime Bureau. The informant was searched immediately before and after the buy to guarantee that no money...

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