Legal Opinion

Espinola v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 5, 1955PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of violating the law denouncing lotteries and was sentenced to , serve three years in. the penitentiary. Evidence obtained by the officers in the execution of a search warrant was introduced by the State in the trial after the trial judge denied a. motion to quash both the search warrant and the affidavit on which.it was based. The admissibility of this evidence prompted appellant’s , first question.

The appellant contends that' his home was searched unlawfully because there'was no statement' in the affidavit that any law was being violated there.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dumbra v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Cornelius v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
  4. Browne v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  5. Perez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1955

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Robles v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1966
  2. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  3. Gregory v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  4. Quince v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1956

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