State v. Milewski

The State of Florida appeals the trial court’s order that granted- appellee Mathew Milewski’s motion,to suppress evidence in this animal cruelty case. We reverse the court’s ruling because Milew-ski abandoned his expectation of privacy in his deceased puppy’s remains, and any evidence derived therefrom, for which there was no search and seizure.

Milewski’s deceased puppy suffered physical abuse and its severe injuries eventually proved fatal. On the day on which the puppy died, Milewski took the unresponsive puppy' to an animal hospital where Dr. Heidi Foster stabilized and released the puppy.…