STONE v. STATE

No. 87-0044.

547 So.2d 158 (1989)

William STONE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing and Certification of Question Denied August 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Margaret Good, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Diane E. Leeds, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

EN BANC


STONE, Judge.

We affirm the appellant's conviction of trafficking in cocaine and possession of marijuana. The issue on appeal is whether the law enforcement officers who searched the defendant's luggage at the scene of his arrest were required to secure a warrant before conducting the search. At the time of arrest Stone was effectively in custody, and the luggage was out of his physical possession.

The evidence is undisputed that two Broward County deputies...

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