Legal Opinion
Van Allen v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 8, 1984No. 83-1456PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
454 So.2d 49 (1984)
Walter Thomas VAN ALLEN, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 83-1456.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
August 8, 1984.
Rehearing Denied September 12, 1984.
H. Dohn Williams, Jr., of Varon, Bogenschutz, Williams & Gulkin, P.A., Hollywood, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard G. Bartmon, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
HERSEY, Judge.
At issue in this appeal is the validity of a search where the law enforcement officers failed to comply with the "knock and announce" requirement.
The statutory provision applicable…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Benefield v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
- Accarino v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- State v. CollierDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- State v. DrowneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Kistner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
3Cited by8 opinions
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- In re Forfeiture of $71,511.53 in United States CurrencyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- McClain v. CrowderDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1994
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