CHARLES v. STATE

No. 3D03-2175.

871 So.2d 927 (2004)

Whisler CHARLES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Sheryl J. Lowenthal, Special Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General and Melissa G. Vaughn and Douglas J. Glaid, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.

Before GODERICH, GREEN, and WELLS, JJ.


GREEN, J.

Appellant, Whisler Charles, appeals the denial of his motion to suppress physical evidence, namely, two handguns taken from him by arresting officers. Because we find that the police were justified in detaining Charles and seizing his weapons, we affirm.

The content of Charles's mother's report to the police—that she had seen Charles brandishing guns and making death threats three days earlier, that her daughter had indicated that he was doing...

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