ELLIOT v. STATE

No. 96-2676.

704 So.2d 606 (1997)

Marvin ELLIOT, a/k/a Marvin Eugene Elliot, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Order Clarifying Opinion December 2, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


FARMER, Judge.

We affirm without discussion the trial court's finding that defendant was competent to stand trial. That leaves only the issue as to the denial of the special jury instruction defining the elements of an arrest. As hereafter discussed, we conclude that it was error under the facts of this case to refuse the instruction.

The factual background is deceptively simple. A city police officer responded to a call that a vagrant was urinating in public...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases