STATE v. STOKES

No. 88-3161.

550 So.2d 519 (1989)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Bernard STOKES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Gypsy Bailey, Certified Legal Intern, and Richard E. Doran, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert Stuart Willis, of Willis and Weinbaum, Jacksonville, for appellee.


SHIVERS, Chief Judge.

The state appeals from an order granting the defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence. We reverse.

The defendant was arrested and charged with sale, purchase or delivery of cocaine (five counts), trafficking in cocaine, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The arrest was the result of a search of the defendant's apartment conducted pursuant to a search warrant.

The search warrant was issued pursuant to an...

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