Case Name: Charles Edward NORMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-07-07
Citations: 433 So. 2d 1031
Docket Number: No. 82-693
Parties: Charles Edward NORMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DAUKSCH and SHARP, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 433
Pages: 1031–1031

Head Matter:
Charles Edward NORMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 82-693.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
July 7, 1983.
John F. Tierney, III, of Green & Fon-vielle, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Evelyn D. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dayto-na Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.
The warrantless entry into Norman's hotel room was justified under the "emergency" or "exigency" exception to the general rule requiring a warrant. See Johnson v. State, 386 So.2d 302 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980).
AFFIRMED.
DAUKSCH and SHARP, JJ., concur.