STATE v. OLSEN

No. 99-1151.

745 So.2d 454 (1999)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Scott OLSEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


ANTOON, C.J.

In this case Scott Olsen, the defendant, was charged with armed robbery with a firearm. The state appeals the trial court's order suppressing the firearm discovered inside Mr. Olsen's desk by his employer. We reverse because the search of Mr. Olsen's desk was conducted by a private individual and thus did not violate Mr. Olsen's Fourth Amendment rights.

The police arrested Mr. Olsen at his place of employment while his employer, Gregory Petrie...

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