State v. Allen

HOBSON, Judge.

The State of Florida appeals orders granting appellee’s motions to suppress evidence and to suppress confession or admissions. We reverse.

The record shows, and the trial court was aware that the deputies had probable cause to arrest appellee’s passenger and search appellee’s van. The issue before us is whether, after discovering a small change purse in the floor of the passenger compartment, the deputies were required to obtain a search warrant in order to open the purse and examine its contents. The trial court held that “the better procedure would have been the lesser…