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Cappetta v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 28, 1974
294 So. 2d 110 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

Opinion

No. 73-604.

May 3, 1974. Rehearing Denied May 28, 1974.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Broward County; H.A. Soper, Judge.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Kenneth J. Scherer, Asst. Public Defender, and H. Joseph McGuire, Legal Intern, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Frank B. Kessler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Appellant pled nolo contendere to two counts of uttering a forged instrument, expressly reserving the right to seek review of the order denying his motion to suppress on this appeal from the judgment and sentence.

The tangible evidence sought to be suppressed was seized incident to a warrantless arrest, and the issue is simply whether, at the time of such arrest, the officer had reasonable grounds to believe that a felony had been committed and reasonable grounds to believe that appellant had committed such felony. F.S. section 901.15(3), F.S.A. The record discloses sufficient facts and circumstances known to the officer at the time of making the arrest to establish probable cause. The other points raised are also without merit and do not warrant discussion. The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

OWEN, C.J., and WALDEN and MAGER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cappetta v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 28, 1974
294 So. 2d 110 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)
Case details for

Cappetta v. State

Case Details

Full title:NICHOLAS CAPPETTA, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: May 28, 1974

Citations

294 So. 2d 110 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)