Eisenman v. State

Following the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress certain incriminating evidence, the defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of unlawful possession of cocaine, was adjudicated guilty, sentenced, and then brought this appeal. A review of the record fails to reflect defendant’s specific reservation of his right to appeal the ruling on his motion to suppress. Accordingly, upon the authority of and for those reasons expressed in Jackson v. State, Fla.App. 1974, 294 So.2d 114, the appeal does not lie.

However, it might be gratuitously observed that had the court reached…