District Court of Appeal of Florida

Denial of a dispositive motion to suppress evidence of drugs found in defendant's purse, which was based on an argument that the arresting officer lacked probable cause to conduct a warrantless seizure, is affirmed as the drugs were in plain view and their incriminating nature was readily apparent, thus justifying the warrantless seizure.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2007
• Published 01/10/2007

Judges

• MAASS, ELIZABETH T., Associate Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

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


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