Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Robert James BRIM, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-09-06
Citations: 548 So. 2d 802
Docket Number: No. 88-1446
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Robert James BRIM, Appellee.
Judges: NIMMONS and MINER, JJ.r concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 548
Pages: 802–803

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Robert James BRIM, Appellee.
No. 88-1446.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Sept. 6, 1989.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Kurt L. Barch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellant.
Louis 0. Frost, Jr., Public Defender and Brian D. Morrissey, Asst. Public Defender, Fernandina Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
BARFIELD, Judge.
In the absence of any exigent circumstance, it was unreasonable for the police to seize the defendant's home without a warrant and dispossess the defendant and his wife for five hours while awaiting a warrant. The order granting the defendant's motion to suppress is AFFIRMED.
NIMMONS and MINER, JJ.r concur.