State v. Niles

3 Citing cases

  1. Kaplan v. State

    347 So. 2d 659 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)   Cited 2 times
    In Kaplan, in rejecting the contention that a private citizen has no authority to apply for a search warrant, this court stated: "There is no Florida statute or rule restricting private citizens from signing applications for search warrants.

    We have also examined the contents of the application and find them sufficient to support the issuance of the warrant. State v. Crisp, 307 So.2d 454 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975); State v. Niles, 307 So.2d 455 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975). Sections 933.04 and 933.07, Florida Statutes (1975).

  2. Davis v. State

    346 So. 2d 141 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)   Cited 14 times
    In Davis v. State, 346 So.2d 141 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977), the First District Court of Appeal found an affidavit to be defective. With reference to the reliability of the confidential informant, the affidavit therein described him only as "an informant known by your affiant to be a reliable person...."

    Reliability may be established by a recital of facts showing why the affiant considers the informant reliable. See State v. Middleton, 302 So.2d 144 (Fla. 1 DCA 1974), and State v. Niles, 307 So.2d 455 (Fla. 4 DCA 1975). Reliability may be established by detailed information contained in the affidavit. See Reed v. State, 267 So.2d 70 (Fla. 1972).

  3. State v. Eicher

    312 So. 2d 481 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

    PER CURIAM. The order granting defendant's Motion to Suppress is reversed upon authority of State v. Crisp, 307 So.2d 454 (4th D.C.A. Fla. 1975); State v. Niles, 307 So.2d 455, 4th D.C.A. Opinion issued February 7, 1975 and State v. Wolff, 310 So.2d 729, Supreme Court Opinion issued February 26, 1975. Reversed.