Legal Opinion

Craft v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 15, 1994No. 92-04349PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

638 So.2d 1011 (1994)

Jimmy Wayne CRAFT, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 92-04349.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 15, 1994.

Domingo G. Alvarez, III, Orlando, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and John M. Klawikofsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

2Per curiam

Because the state failed to establish an exigent circumstance that would permit law enforcement officers to enter the defendant's home without first knocking and announcing their presence, we reverse the trial court's order denying the motion to suppress filed by the defendant, Jimmy Wayne…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Benefield v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  2. State v. BamberSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  3. State v. AvendanoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

4Cited by8 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Wilson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. Holloway v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  4. Braham v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  5. Kellom v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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