Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Thomas William JONES, Brian Douglas Goff, and Timothy John Sinnott, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1969-03-04
Citations: 219 So. 2d 712
Docket Number: No. 68-885
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Thomas William JONES, Brian Douglas Goff, and Timothy John Sinnott, Appellees.
Judges: Before CHARLES CARROLL, C. J., and BARKDULL and HENDRY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 219
Pages: 712–713

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Thomas William JONES, Brian Douglas Goff, and Timothy John Sinnott, Appellees.
No. 68-885.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.
March 4, 1969.
Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Arden M. Siegendorf, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard E. Gerstein, State Atty., Charles D. Edelstein, Asst. State Atty., for appellant.
Max B. Kogen, Irwin J. Block and Barry N. Semet, Jeff D. Gautier, Miami, for appellees.
Before CHARLES CARROLL, C. J., and BARKDULL and HENDRY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The defendants-appellees have moved to dismiss an appeal taken by the State of Florida pursuant to § 924.071 Fla.Stat. F.S.A. from an order suppressing a quantity of marijuana found in the possession of the defendants.
It is the appellees' contentions that the appeal should be dismissed because § 924.-071, supra, accords the State of Florida unilateral right to prosecute a pretrial appeal from an order "quashing the search warrant or suppressing evidence obtained by search and seizure or suppressing a confession or admission made by the defendant". Appellees argue that in conferring said right upon the State of Florida, but not upon the defendant, the state denies to the defendant due process of law, equal protection of the law and the right to a speedy trial.
We find appellees' contentions to be without substantial merit; therefore, the motion to dismiss the appeal is denied.
Denied.