Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1970

Miller v. State

Miller v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided January 30, 1970 · Adams, Alto, McCain, Owen
232 So. 2d 62; 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6759 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Miller v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellant’s sole point argued on the appeal is that his arrest for a misdemeanor, having been made without a warrant, was unlawful and thereby justified appellant in the use of violence in resisting such arrest. This point must be decided adversely to appellant because there is in the record substantial competent evidence to support the trial court’s finding that appellant was lawfully arrested on fresh pursuit after committing the misdemeanor of reckless driving in the presence of the arresting officer. Crum v. State, Fla.App.1965, 172 So.2d 24. F.S.1967, Section 901.15(1), F.S.A.

Affirmed.

OWEN, J., and ADAMS, ALTO, Associate Judge, concur. McCAIN, J., dissents, with opinion.

Dissenting Opinion

McCAIN, Judge

(dissenting):

Under Calloway Brown v. State, 232 So.2d 55, Fourth District Court of Appeal October 22, 1969, and Adams v. Elliott, 1937, 128 Fla. 79, 174 So. 731, the instant offense being a misdemeanor, I would transfer this appeal to the circuit court for Broward County, Florida.

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