Perez v. State

The appellant, after an adverse jury verdict, was convicted of possession of over one hundred pounds of marijuana.

He was apprehended by a policeman at about 6:15 A.M. after he was observed behind a furniture and appliance store in Key West carrying a bale of marijuana or “square grouper”. At a motion to suppress hearing, the defendant urged that it was an unlawful search and unreasonable seizure. The trial court denied same. . On appeal, appellant urges error; we find none. State v. Ashby, 245 So.2d 225 (Fla.1971); State v. Belcher, 317 So.2d 842 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975); Rakas v. Illinois, 439…