West v. State

PIERCE, Judge.

Appellant Donahue L. West was informed against in the Pinellas County Circuit Court on September 23, 1969, for the offense of having a pistol in his possession, after having previously been convicted of a felony, namely, breaking and entering of a building other than a dwelling house with intent to commit a misdemeanor.

A motion filed by West to suppress the evidence on the ground of illegal search and seizure was denied after an evidentiary hearing, whereupon following waiver of trial by jury, he was found guilty by the Court, adjudged accordingly, and thereupon sentenced to a…