State v. Brockman

Brockman owned a vacant, unfenced, tree-covered lot in an undeveloped section of a subdivision in St. Johns County. A deputy sheriff, while patrolling the area, observed a dog running loose near Brock-man’s lot. Because permitting a dog to run loose is a violation of a county ordinance, the deputy walked up a trail running into Brockman’s wooded lot in search of the owner. Instead he found trash, an old couch, and an abandoned truck. He also found in the bed of the truck and in the ground around the truck growing marijuana plants. There was no residence located on the property and the officer…