WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 4D03-2333.

874 So.2d 45 (2004)

Michael WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, Margaret Good-Earnest, Assistant Public Defender, and Cherish De La Cruz, Certified Legal Intern, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jeanine M. Germanowicz, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STEVENSON, J.

Michael Williams was tried by jury and convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia. On appeal, Williams challenges the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress cocaine and a crack pipe. In reviewing the lower court's ruling, this court must afford deference to the trial court's findings of fact, but reviews de novo the application of the law to those facts. See, e.g., Backus v. State, 864 So.2d 1158...

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