BETHEL v. STATE

No. 4D10-3697.

93 So.3d 410 (2012)

Rufus BETHEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hilliard E. Moldof , Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GERBER, J.

The defendant appeals his convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of cannabis in an amount twenty grams or less. He argues that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress the firearm and cannabis because: (1) at the time of the arrest, the arresting officer lacked probable cause that the defendant committed a crime; and (2) the officer entered into the curtilage of the defendant's house to arrest him without...

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