STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 87-395.

516 So.2d 1081 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Michael Randall WILLIAMS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Katherine V. Blanco, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Howard L. Dimmig, II, Lakeland, for appellee.


LEHAN, Judge.

This case illustrates changes in recent years to constitutional law involving police searches of cars of arrested motorists. It also provides an example of the effect of the 1983 amendment to Article I, section 12 of the Florida Constitution upon federalism in Florida.1

The state appeals from the trial court's order granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence consisting of drugs and drug paraphernalia found during...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases