State v. Bass

By this interlocutory appeal the State of Florida questions a finding by the trial judge that a search under the circumstances hereafter detailed was illegal. We conclude that the State’s position is well taken and reverse.

Appellee Bass was charged by information with possession of a short-barreled (less than 18 inches) shotgun. The testimony at the hearing on motion to suppress the tangible evidence obtained as the result of an unreasonable search and seizure reflects that appellee’s automobile was involved in an automobile accident in the early nighttime in the City of Ocala. A police…