San-Martin v. State

LEHAN, Judge.

We affirm defendant’s convictions for extortion, criminal mischief, and arson. We reverse his departure sentence and remand for resentencing.

As his first contention, defendant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence produced from a search because the City of Temple Terrace officer who arrested defendant before the search did so outside of that city’s boundaries. There is no question that the officer had not been in hot pursuit of defendant.

While defendant recognizes that an officer acting outside of his geographical jurisdiction may make a…