STATE v. SASSER

No. 85-782.

483 So.2d 859 (1986)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Karl SASSER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 27, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard B. Martell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellant.

John C. MacConnell, Orlando, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Based upon our examination of the record in this case, we conclude that the police had probable cause to believe the firearms in the trunk of appellee's vehicle were stolen (and thus contraband). The police therefore had probable cause to stop the vehicle and seize the firearms without a warrant, pursuant to United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798, 102 S.Ct. 2157, 72 L.Ed.2d 572 (1982). The trial court thus erred in granting...

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