J.F. v. STATE, 452 So.2d 952 (Fla.App. 3 Dist. 1984)

J.F., A JUVENILE, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE.

No. 83-1751.District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 5, 1984.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Dade County; Ralph B. Ferguson, Jr., Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Michael J. Neimand, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, BASKIN and JORGENSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Council v. State, 442 So.2d 1072 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).

BASKIN, Judge (dissenting).

I am unwilling to agree with the majority that whenever the police observe an individual holding “a manila envelope,” probable cause exists to arrest the individual for possession of marijuana. In my view, the majority holding violates basic constitutional guarantees. U.S. Const. amends. IV, XIV. I therefore dissent.