Case Name: Theodore STRACHAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-04-30
Citations: 578 So. 2d 511
Docket Number: No. 90-1866
Parties: Theodore STRACHAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before HUBBART, BASKIN and COPE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 578
Pages: 511–512

Head Matter:
Theodore STRACHAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-1866.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 30, 1991.
Glass & Rastatter and Patrick C. Rastat-ter, Ft. Lauderdale, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joan L. Greenberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before HUBBART, BASKIN and COPE, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Theodore Strachan appeals his conviction for trafficking in cocaine. He argues that the trial court should have granted his motion to suppress the cocaine and its wrappings. The defendant had left the cocaine outside his apartment, in an open area in which he had no expectation of privacy. The officer observed it, seized it, and properly obtained a search warrant for the apartment. The motion to suppress was correctly denied. See, e.g., State v. Nittolo, 317 So.2d 748, 749-50 (Fla.), cert. denied sub nom. Hover v. Florida, 423 U.S. 1036, 96 S.Ct. 572, 46 L.Ed.2d 411 (1975); State v. Oliver, 368 So.2d 1331, 1335 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979), cert. dismissed, 383 So.2d 1200 (Fla.1980).
Affirmed.