Legal Opinion
Keller v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 10, 2007No. 4D06-1154PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAASS, ELIZABETH T., Associate Judge.
Anne Keller appeals from an order denying a case dispositive motion to suppress evidence of drugs found in her purse, arguing that the arresting officer lacked probable cause to conduct a warrantless seizure. We affirm, finding the drugs were in plain view and their incriminating nature was readily apparent, justifying the warrantless seizure.
In the light most favorable to the State, the evidence established that on the afternoon of March 16, 2005 a Broward County Sheriffs deputy was on road patrol when he saw Keller sitting on a ledge in front of a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Arizona v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- United States v. George Blair (98-2051) and Connie Blair, Also Known as Launa Maikowski (99-1626)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
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