Opinion
No. 5D11–2216.
2012-04-27
Douglas EHMKE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Marc L. Lubet, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Kevin R. Holtz, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lori N. Hagan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Marc L. Lubet, Judge.
James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Kevin R. Holtz, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lori N. Hagan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Melton v. State, 75 So.2d 291, 294 (Fla.1954) (explaining the “elements” of an arrest); see also State v. K.N., 66 So.3d 380, 385 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011) (“[An] officer may detain [an] individual ... with handcuffs for the officer's safety without converting [a] Terry stop into a formal arrest.”).