UNITED STATES v. GOEDEN

No. 29949 Summary Calendar.

433 F.2d 430 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard John GOEDEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack R. Nageley, Miami Beach, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Neal R. Sonnett, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

A store detective arrested this appellant in the State of Florida for passing, uttering and possessing counterfeit twenty dollar Federal Reserve Notes, with intent to defraud, Probable cause for the arrest is plainly evident from the record. Upon indictment, contending that a private citizen had no authority to effect a legal arrest for an offense against Federal Treasury laws, Goeden moved to suppress the evidence.

The District Court correctly...

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