Winters v. State

Defendant Jayson Winters appeals the final judgment of conviction, and the trial court’s decision denying his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant which stated only that the officer was to “search diligently for stolen property”. We reverse.

A description is considered sufficiently particular when it enables the searcher to reasonably ascertain and identify the items authorized to be seized. State v. Showcase Products Inc., 501 So.2d 11, 14 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986) (quoting United States v. Wuagneux, 683 F.2d 1343 (11th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 814, 104 S.Ct. 69,…