THEODORE STRACHAN, APPELLANT,
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
THEODORE STRACHAN, APPELLANT,
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
578 So. 2d 511
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1991)
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
Theodore Strachan appeals his conviction for trafficking in cocaine. He argues that the trial court should have granted his motion to suppress the cocaine and its wrappings. The defendant had left the cocaine outside his apartment, in an open area in which he had no expectation of privacy. The officer observed it, seized it, and properly obtained a search warrant for the apartment. The motion to suppress was correctly denied. See, e.g., State v. Nittolo, 317 So. 2d 748, 749-50 (Fla.), cert. denied sub nom. Hover v. Florida, 423 U.S. 1036, 96 S.Ct. 572, 46 L.Ed.2d 411 (1975); State v. Oliver, 368 So. 2d 1331, 1335 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979), cert. dismissed, 383 So. 2d 1200 (Fla.1980).
Affirmed.
Cases With Similar Vibessemantic neighbors from the corpus
Citator
Authorities Cited
- State v. Oliver, 368 So. 2d 1331 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979)
- State v. Nittolo, 317 So. 2d 748 (Fla. 1975)
- Griffith v. Illinois, 423 U.S. 1036 (U.S. 1975)
- Harris v. New York, 423 U.S. 1036 (U.S. 1975)