WILSON v. STATE

No. 87-2897.

547 So.2d 215 (1989)

Willie James WILSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Mardi Levey Cohen, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STONE, Judge.

The defendant entered a plea to possession of a controlled substance, reserving the right to appeal an order denying a motion to suppress. The issue on appeal is the extent to which officers who are executing a search warrant may physically restrain persons found on the premises in order to secure the area. The trial court's findings reflect that a tactical unit of officers, executing a search warrant for drugs at a residence, found the defendant outside...

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