Norman v. State

Full title: CHARLES EDWARD NORMAN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Jul 7, 1983

433 So. 2d 1031 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. 82-693.

July 7, 1983.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Volusia County; Kim C. Hammond, Judge.

John F. Tierney, III, of Green Fonvielle, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Evelyn D. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

The warrantless entry into Norman's hotel room was justified under the "emergency" or "exigency" exception to the general rule requiring a warrant. See Johnson v. State, 386 So.2d 302 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980).

AFFIRMED.

DAUKSCH and SHARP, JJ., concur.