Case Name: Troy SINGLETON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-05-07
Citations: 578 So. 2d 896
Docket Number: Nos. 90-2184, 90-2177
Parties: Troy SINGLETON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and LEVY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 578
Pages: 896–896

Head Matter:
Troy SINGLETON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Nos. 90-2184, 90-2177.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 7, 1991.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Louis Campbell, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Patricia Ann Ash, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and LEVY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from a conviction for grand theft, entered after a nolo contendré plea, and convictions for burglary and grand theft, entered after a jury trial.
Prior to the Supreme Court's opinion in Nelson v. State, 578 So.2d 694 (Fla.1991), the trial court denied a Motion to Suppress, finding no standing. The Order reads in part as follows:
"ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that said Motion be, and the same is hereby denied. Defendant did not have the permission or consent of the owner of the subject vehicle and was not driving said vehicle at the time of said search and therefore lacks the requisite legal standing to challenge the search thereof. U.S. v. Peters, 791 F.2d 1270." [(7th Cir. 1986) ]
We reverse upon the holding in Nelson v. State, supra, and return the matter to the trial court for further proceedings, commencing with a hearing on the Motion to Suppress. We also reverse the Order denying the return of the appellant's property, in light of our initial ruling, without prejudice.
Reversed and remanded with directions.