Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1991

Strachan v. State

Strachan v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 30, 1991 · Baskin, Cope, Hubbart
578 So. 2d 511; 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3912; 1991 WL 65963 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Strachan v. State

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.

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