STATE v. CHAPMAN

No. 78-2290.

376 So.2d 262 (1979)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Gary Thomas CHAPMAN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied November 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Reno, State's Atty. and Ira N. Loewy, Asst. State's Atty., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Karen M. Gottlieb, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Before HENDRY and HUBBART, JJ., and CHAPPELL, BILL G., Associate Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal by the State of Florida stems from an order of the trial court granting defendant's motion to suppress tangible evidence. At issue is the authority of an off-duty police officer, outside of his jurisdiction, to detain the defendant and subsequently deliver him to the custody of law enforcement officers of that jurisdiction.

At approximately 2:30 A.M. on December 16, 1977, Coral Gables police officer, Michael Infante, was returning to...

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