Legal Opinion

Wells v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 30, 1981No. 57058PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

402 So.2d 402 (1981)

Sheila Mathews WELLS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 57058.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 30, 1981.

Gary R. Dunham, Asst. Public Defender, Starke, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

Sheila Wells challenges her convictions for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, possession of narcotics paraphernalia, and introducing contraband into a state prison, on the basis that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress contraband seized from her while a visitor at the…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pottinger v. City of MiamiDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1992
  2. Department of Business Regulation v. JonesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. State v. HigginsOhio Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. State v. GarciaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Greenway v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982

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