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State v. Russo

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 12, 1980
389 So. 2d 213 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

Opinion

No. 80-1.

July 16, 1980. Rehearing Denied November 12, 1980.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Broward County, Stanton S. Kaplan, J.

Michael J. Satz, State's Atty., and Teresa Beazley Widmer, Asst. State's Atty., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The state appeals from an order granting a motion to suppress evidence. The evidence suppressed was obtained by virtue of a search warrant. The basis for suppression was the absence of language in the search warrant specifically requiring that the seized property be brought before the court as required by Subsection 933.07, Florida Statutes (1979). No prejudice to appellee is shown by the record nor is it anywhere alleged.

The rule in Florida is that substantial compliance with the statutory requirements applicable to search warrants is sufficient where no prejudice is shown. State v. Laiser, 322 So.2d 490 (Fla. 1975); State v. Richardson, 331 So.2d 390 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). We find substantial compliance here.

We therefore reverse the order granting the motion to suppress and remand for further proceedings.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

DOWNEY, BERANEK and HERSEY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Russo

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 12, 1980
389 So. 2d 213 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)
Case details for

State v. Russo

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. THOMAS RUSSO, JR., APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Nov 12, 1980

Citations

389 So. 2d 213 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

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