1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.2d
  4. 526 So.2d
  5. 526 So.2d 188 (1988)
 

STATE v. JAMES

No. 87-1388.

526 So.2d 188 (1988)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Earnest JAMES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Richard L. Kaplan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Bruce A. Rosenthal and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defenders, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.

DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

The State appeals an order granting the defendant's motion to suppress cocaine found in a paper bag behind the gas tank flap of the defendant's car immediately before his arrest and a firearm and money taken from the defendant's person immediately following his arrest. Finding both searches to be lawful as incident to a valid arrest,1 we reverse.

The search of the paper bag came about in the following...

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