Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 22, 1992No. 88-03425PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
597 So.2d 417 (1992)
Emelio HAMILTON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-03425.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
April 22, 1992.
J. Michael Ryon, New Port Richey, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.
2Per curiam
Emelio Hamilton appeals his convictions and sentences for possession of cocaine and carrying a concealed firearm. Both the cocaine and the firearm were found in Hamilton's pants pockets during a police search, which Hamilton challenged in a pretrial motion to suppress. We conclude that the trial court erred in denying this motion, and reverse.
Two Polk County…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Reynolds v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- Martin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Strebel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
4Cited by4 opinions
- State v. BurnsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
- Turner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- In the Interest of J.L.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
- Robinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993