Legal Opinion

State v. Wells

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 3, 1987No. 87-207PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

516 So.2d 74 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Appellant,

v.

Greogory T. WELLS, Appellee.

No. 87-207.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 3, 1987.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard B. Martell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellant.

James C. Weart, P.A., Orlando, for appellee.

COWART, Judge.

As a police officer lawfully approached a van lawfully parked in a business parking lot and the defendant exited the van, the officer smelled and recognized the odor of burning marijuana coming from the van. The officer detained the defendant and searched the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Dixon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  5. State v. KingDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Blake v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  2. State v. T.T.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. State v. JarrettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  4. Indialantic Police Dept. v. ZimmermanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  5. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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