Opinion ID: 1657165
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Text: This Court has held that a warrantless search of a probationer's person or residence by a probation supervisor is valid to the extent that the evidence discovered in the search may be used in probation revocation proceedings. Grubbs v. State, 373 So.2d 905, 907 (Fla.1979). However, in Grubbs we expressly held that evidence obtained in a probationary search may not be admitted against the probationer in a separate criminal proceeding unless the search meets customary search and seizure standards established under article I, section 12 of the Florida Constitution. Id. [1] In his opinion for a unanimous court, Justice Overton summarized the holding of Grubbs: In summary, the fourth amendment ordinarily applies to a probationer when evidence is used to prove a separate criminal offense although the probationer's status gives the probation supervisor standing to be in locations not ordinarily available to law enforcement officers. Further, when either probation supervisors or law enforcement officers seek a warrant, the probationary status may be used as a factor to establish probable cause. Id. at 910.