Legal Opinion
State v. Saunders
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 12, 1976No. 48438PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Justice.
On February 16,1974, an off-duty policeman sought to arrest one Stephens for a supposed violation of Section 877.03, Florida Statutes (1975).1 Stephens was selling newspapers in Tampa on the corner of Franklin and Polk Streets “confronting people on the street and appearing to hassle with them.” Appellee Saunders was accused by amended information of resisting Stephens’ arrest with violence, in violation of Section 843.01, Florida Statutes (1975). The trial court granted an untraversed motion to dismiss the charges against Saunders on the ground that the arrest of Stephens,…
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