State v. Fountain

COBB, Judge.

The state has appealed a trial court order suppressing evidence, namely, “all personal property seized from the defendant during *1389his detention and arrest on December 6, 1990 ...” The facts adduced at the suppression hearing show that a confidential informant (Cl) approached a Putnam County Deputy Sheriff, Officer Whaley, and advised him that three black males, whom he specifically described, were possessing and selling crack cocaine at a particular location in Palatka, Florida. This Cl had previously been used by the police successfully in a controlled buy conducted by Officer…