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RIGGS v. STATE

No. SC05-133.

918 So.2d 274 (2005)

Norris RIGGS, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 15, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bruce P. Taylor, Assistant Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, FL, for Petitioner.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Robert J. Krauss, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Bureau Chief, Tampa Criminal Appeals, Marilyn Muir Beccue and Richard M. Fishkin, Assistant Attorney Generals, Tampa, FL, for Respondent.

CANTERO, J.

In this case, we explore some of the parameters of the exigent circumstances exception to the search warrant requirement. Specifically, we consider how the exception applies when authorities find a child wandering alone around an apartment complex. We review State v. Riggs, 890 So.2d 465 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004), which expressly and directly conflicts with Eason v. State, 546 So.2d 57

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