State v. W. E. T.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Judge.
The state brings this appeal, contending that the trial court erroneously granted ap-pellee’s motion to suppress marijuana seized in a vehicle where appellee was seated as a passenger. The marijuana was found pursuant to a search of that vehicle under the seat in which the appellee had been sitting. The appellee disavowed any property or possessory interest in both the marijuana and the searched vehicle. The lower court determined that the search was illegal and that the appellee had automatic standing to contest the legality of the search because the appellee had been charged…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Norman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
3Cited by6 opinions
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- State v. BartzDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Griggs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- State v. BrownCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1984
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