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State v. Arnold

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 29, 1991
579 So. 2d 902 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 89-1549.

May 29, 1991.

Appeal of a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Broward County; J. Leonard Fleet, Judge.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John M. Koenig, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


ON MOTION FOR REHEARING AND MOTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC


Although we deny appellee's motion for rehearing, we substitute this opinion for the opinion issued January 31, 1990:

Upon the motion for rehearing and motion for rehearing en banc filed by appellee, this court voted to consider the issue en banc. We have now reviewed the opinion of the United States Supreme Court in California v. Hodari, ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 1547, 113 L.Ed.2d 690 (1991), which we find dispositive.

Accordingly, the court voted to dis-en banc. Appellee's motion for rehearing is denied, the order of the trial court suppressing the evidence is reversed and the cause remanded for further proceedings.

DELL and POLEN, JJ., concur.

GARRETT, J., concurs specially with opinion.


Simply put, appellee chose to flee from the orchard with the fruit before the tree became poisonous. See Wong Sun v. United States, 371 U.S. 471, 83 S.Ct. 407, 9 L.Ed.2d 441 (1963).

While conducting a drug sweep in a residential area known for crack cocaine dealing, police officers approached a group of people that included appellee. The group was standing in front of an apartment complex and did not appear to be involved in any illegal activity. At the sight of the approaching officers, the group scattered. One of the officers began chasing appellee and another assisted in the chase. Deputy Trawinski testified his usual procedure at that point would be to yell, "Sheriff's Department. Stop." During the chase, Deputy Barnhouse saw appellee throw a paper bag onto an apartment roof. When one of the officers retrieved the bag, he found it contained individually wrapped cocaine base rocks. The officers arrested appellee and found money on his person.


Summaries of

State v. Arnold

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 29, 1991
579 So. 2d 902 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

State v. Arnold

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. CARY ARNOLD, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: May 29, 1991

Citations

579 So. 2d 902 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

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