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Pierre v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 12, 1998
723 So. 2d 311 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

Opinion

No. 98-0076

Opinion filed November 12, 1998 JULY TERM 1998

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Barry E. Goldstein, Judge; L.T. No. 96-19426CF10A.

Benjamin S. Waxman of Robbins, Tunkey, Ross, Amsel, Raben Waxman, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Debra Rescigno, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Affirmed. See T.P. v. State, 585 So.2d 1020 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991); United States v. Edwards, 53 F.3d 616 (3d Cir. 1995).

DELL and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.

GROSS, J., dissents with opinion.


I believe that the scope of the pat down search in this case exceeded the reasonable limits of a frisk for weapons. See Jamison v. State, 455 So.2d 1112 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984); Johnson v. State, 571 So.2d 107 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990).


Summaries of

Pierre v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 12, 1998
723 So. 2d 311 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)
Case details for

Pierre v. State

Case Details

Full title:VALENCIA S. PIERRE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Nov 12, 1998

Citations

723 So. 2d 311 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)