Case Name: Robert C. KAPLAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-05-27
Citations: 347 So. 2d 659
Docket Number: No. 76-1491
Parties: Robert C. KAPLAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: MAGER, C. J., and ALDERMAN and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 347
Pages: 659–659

Head Matter:
Robert C. KAPLAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 76-1491.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 27, 1977.
Edward M. Kay and Joseph A. Varón of Varón, Stahl, Kay & Roderman, P. A., Hollywood, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Marsha G. Madorsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant, Robert C. Kaplan, challenges the sufficiency of an application for a search warrant made by a private citizen. We affirm.
Kaplan contends that a private citizen has no authority to apply for a search warrant. There is no Florida statute or rule restricting private citizens from signing applications for search warrants. Indeed, the firsthand quality of the information sworn to by a private citizen may be superior to hearsay statements presently allowed under the law to support search warrant applications. The same safeguards and other legal requirements for the issuance and service of search warrants apply regardless of who signs the application. We have also examined the contents of the application and find them sufficient to support the issuance of the warrant.
AFFIRMED.
MAGER, C. J., and ALDERMAN and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.
. State v. Crisp, 307 So.2d 454 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975); State v. Niles, 307 So.2d 455 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975).
. Sections 933.04 and 933.07, Florida Statutes (1975).