STATE v. GAUNT

No. 84-325.

456 So.2d 534 (1984)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. John W. GAUNT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Theda James Davis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

W. Thomas Wadley of Myron J. Mensh, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellee.


GRIMES, Judge.

The state appeals an order suppressing evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant because a duplicate signed copy of the warrant was not served upon the defendant at the time of its execution as required by section 933.11, Florida Statutes (1983).

Though contested by the defendant, the record supports the lower court's finding that the search warrant was signed in duplicate by the judge. Moreover, the warrant was read to the defendant at the...

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