WELLS v. STATE

No. 85-1630.

492 So.2d 1375 (1986)

Martin Leslie WELLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon W. Ehrenreich, of Law Firm of Huntley Johnson, Gainesville, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joseph N. D'Achille, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


ORFINGER, Judge.

The defendant appeals from a conviction for possession of a controlled substance and the term of probation imposed, having entered a plea of nolo contendere, specifically preserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Because we conclude that the warrantless search was unreasonable and unlawful, we reverse.

The facts are not in dispute. On the evening of Monday, February 11, 1985, Trooper Rodney Adams of the...

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