STATE v. THOMAS

No. 4-86-0800.

508 So.2d 1287 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Rodney THOMAS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert L. Teitler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Jeffrey L. Anderson, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


HERSEY, Chief Judge.

The state appeals an order dismissing that portion of an information which charged appellee with possession of a burglary tool (a screwdriver). We reverse.

A confidential informant advised police that appellee had committed a number of burglaries. During surveillance of a development where several of the burglaries had taken place, appellee was apprehended after jumping over a fence and attempting to run away. Appellee wore a pair of socks...

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