THOMPSON v. STATE

No. 88-2181.

548 So.2d 806 (1989)

Robert Elba THOMPSON, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Webster, Crawfordville, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Bradley R. Bischoff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of a judgment of conviction and sentence for possession of marijuana. We find that the physical evidence should have been suppressed as the product of an unlawful search. We further find that the circumstances do not justify a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule. We therefore reverse the judgment of conviction and vacate appellant's sentence.

Appellant entered a nolo plea reserving the right to appeal the...

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