KNOX v. STATE

No. 96-1509.

689 So.2d 1224 (1997)

Eric J. KNOX, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Dan D. Hallenberg, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


HARRIS, Judge.

Eric J. Knox was arrested for and convicted of possession of a controlled substance. He appeals contending the trial court erred in failing to suppress the evidence. We affirm.

This case is somewhat complicated by the fact that the officers, in order to enhance their claim of "probable cause," improperly searched the defendant for weapons without just cause and during the search confirmed the presence of crack cocaine. But even though we find...

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