Legal Opinion

Hall v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 27, 1981No. 78-626PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OTT, Judge.

Two uniformed sheriff’s deputies went to appellant’s home to talk with the residents about misdemeanors which had occurred several days previously. One deputy went into the fenced backyard and there observed (1) marijuana plants growing near a shed, and (2) other marijuana plants growing in pots inside the house in the dining room window. The other deputy went to the front door, knocked and was invited to enter. Once inside, he saw the plants on the windowsill and recognized them as marijuana. All the plants were then seized.

After his motion to suppress was denied, appellant…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. State v. MorsmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. Ross v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. BrownDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  2. McVay v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  3. State v. JohnsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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