JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 4D02-4958.

872 So.2d 961 (2004)

Boyd JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Kibbey of Kibbey & Barlow, Stuart, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Donna L. Eng, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


FARMER, C.J.

Defendant seeks reversal of an order denying the suppression of evidence. He argues that the affidavit on which a search warrant was issued was fatally defective in not specifying when the informant met with defendant. He also contends that the police search was improper because the officers violated the "knock and announce" statute in not waiting longer than 20 seconds before breaking down his door. We affirm on both grounds.

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