KELLER v. STATE

No. 4D06-1154.

946 So.2d 1233 (2007)

Anne KELLER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 10, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Marcy K. Allen, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Claudine M. LaFrance, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAASS, ELIZABETH T., Associate Judge.

Anne Keller appeals from an order denying a case dispositive motion to suppress evidence of drugs found in her purse, arguing that the arresting officer lacked probable cause to conduct a warrantless seizure. We affirm, finding the drugs were in plain view and their incriminating nature was readily apparent, justifying the warrantless seizure.

In the light most favorable to the State, the evidence established that on the...

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