STATE v. THOMAS

No. 87-2714.

536 So.2d 341 (1988)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Donald Edward THOMAS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Diane E. Leeds and Alfonso M. Saldana, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Rich, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


TOBIN, DAVID L., Associate Judge.

This is a timely appeal from a final order granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained from the person of the appellee.

The appellee, Donald Edward Thomas, was approached by two deputy sheriffs at the Amtrak station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was seated in the passenger terminal waiting area. The two deputies randomly selected the appellee, asking for a search of his bag and pat down of his body.<...

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