STATE v. SARANTOPOULOS

No. 92-00403.

604 So.2d 551 (1992)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. James SARANTOPOULOS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 26, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Susan Henderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, and Elaine L. Thompson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Hollywood, for appellant.

Denis M. deVlaming, Clearwater, for appellee.


PARKER, Judge.

The State of Florida appeals a trial court order which granted a motion to suppress marijuana and diazepam seized pursuant to a search warrant. We reverse, concluding that although James Sarantopoulos manifested a subjective expectation of privacy in the curtilage of his home, society is not prepared to recognize his expectation as reasonable. Thus the officers seized the contraband during a lawful search.

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