STATE v. ELDRIDGE

No. 89-02954.

565 So.2d 787 (1990)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. William N. ELDRIDGE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied August 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stephen A. Baker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Victor J. Pellegrino of Yado, Keel, Nelson, and Bergmann, P.A., Tampa, for appellee.


SCHEB, Acting Chief Judge.

This appeal presents a question certified to be of great public importance by the county court. The issue before us concerns the authority of a law enforcement officer to make a warrantless arrest on a misdemeanor charge. We exercised our discretionary review power and accepted jurisdiction pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.030(b)(4)(B).

The defendant was charged with driving under the influence (DUI), a misdemeanor...

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