Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Norris ASHLEY, Jr., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-02-21
Citations: 445 So. 2d 669
Docket Number: No. 83-1314
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Norris ASHLEY, Jr., Appellee.
Judges: Before HUBBART, NESBITT and BAS-KIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 445
Pages: 669–669

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Norris ASHLEY, Jr., Appellee.
No. 83-1314.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 21, 1984.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Marti Rothen-berg and Penny H. Brill, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellant.
Flynn & Tarkoff, and Michael Tarkoff, Miami, for appellee.
Before HUBBART, NESBITT and BAS-KIN, JJ.

Opinion:
BASKIN, Judge.
Norris Ashley was charged with trafficking and possession of cocaine. Cocaine was seized from Ashley's place of business pursuant to two search warrants which Ashley challenged by filing motions to suppress in the trial court. Finding that the affidavits lacked sufficient facts to establish probable cause, the trial court granted the motions to suppress. The state appealed.
The state contends that the trial court erred in applying too rigorous a standard to the issuance of the search warrants which were proper under the "totality of circumstances" test set forth in Illinois v. Gates, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 2317, 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983). We reject the state's argument and hold that the supporting affidavits fail to allege sufficient facts to justify the search warrants under either the reliability-credibility test of Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108, 84 S.Ct. 1509, 12 L.Ed.2d 723 (1964) and Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410, 89 S.Ct. 584, 21 L.Ed.2d 637 (1969), or the more flexible test of Illinois v. Gates. See Blue v. State, 441 So.2d 165 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). We therefore affirm the trial court's order granting defendant's motions to suppress.
Affirmed.