SPARKMAN v. STATE

No. 85-120.

482 So.2d 421 (1985)

Kevin Bruce SPARKMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Michael S. Becker, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Ellen D. Phillips, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


ORFINGER, Judge.

The defendant pled nolo contendere to a charge of possession of cocaine, specifically reserving his right to appeal the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence. The trial court agreed with the State's position that the defendant had no standing to raise the motion and denied it on that basis. We reverse.

Defendant was sleeping in a motel room registered in the name of one Don Brown, at Brown's express invitation. Brown left...

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