PORTER v. STATE

No. 90-1218.

582 So.2d 41 (1991)

Michael PORTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Jill Hanekamp, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WALDEN, Senior Judge.

Michael Porter was convicted and sentenced for possession of cocaine. He appeals. We affirm.

Police officers after a surveillance of the area and determining that apparently drug dealings were taking place, conducted a "drug sweep" hoping to catch the drug dealers by surprise. Porter, acting as a look out, saw the officers and warned the drug dealers that the police were coming by yelling certain code words so indicating. The suspected...

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