Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Karl SASSER, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-02-27
Citations: 483 So. 2d 859
Docket Number: No. 85-782
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Karl SASSER, Appellee.
Judges: COBB, C.J., and ORFINGER and CO-WART, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 483
Pages: 859–860

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Karl SASSER, Appellee.
No. 85-782.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Feb. 27, 1986.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard B. Martell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Day-tona Beach, for appellant.
John C. MacConnell, Orlando, for appel-lee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Based upon our examination of the record in this case, we conclude that the police had probable cause to believe the firearms in the trunk of appellee's vehicle were stolen (and thus contraband). The police therefore had probable cause to stop the vehicle and seize the firearms without a warrant, pursuant to United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798, 102 S.Ct. 2157, 72 L.Ed.2d 572 (1982). The trial court thus erred in granting appellee's motion to suppress the firearms and subsequent confessions.
REVERSED.
COBB, C.J., and ORFINGER and CO-WART, JJ., concur.