EALEY v. STATE

No. 97-3041.

714 So.2d 1162 (1998)

Winfred Allen EALEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Denise O. Simpson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


ALLEN, Judge.

The appellant challenges his convictions for possession of cocaine and cannabis, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized from his residence. Because police officers did not comply with the knock and announce procedures of section 933.09, Florida Statutes, we reverse.

Acting upon a valid search warrant, police officers arrived at the appellant's residence to search for narcotics. The residence was unoccupied...

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