Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 3, 1976No. BB-441PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLS, Acting Chief Judge.

Reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress, Williams entered his plea of nolo contendere to the offense of possession of less than five grams of cannabis and possession of barbiturates. Williams now appeals from the judgment of guilty and sentence imposed.

The sole point on appeal is that the motion to suppress tangible evidence should have been granted, because the search and seizure was the direct result of an arrest based upon a city ordinance which is unconstitutional on its face and as construed.

At approximately 11:30 p.m., November 25,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. White v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  2. Philip Joseph Wiegand v. Honorable William H. Seaver, County Judge, Dade City, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. Spears v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  4. Seaver v. WiegandDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Moffett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Harbin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  2. Wasserman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Duckens Oxyde v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2025

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