Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 28, 2008No. 2D07-5573Published

1Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Judge.

The circuit court denied George Roberts’ petition for writ of certiorari that sought relief from the final order of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles suspending Roberts’ driving privileges for one year. In this second-tier certiorari review, Roberts contends that the circuit court applied the wrong law when it determined that an officer outside his jurisdiction could make a legal stop and arrest as a private citizen for a breach of the peace based on Roberts’ erratic and unsafe driving.1 We disagree and deny *1242the petition. See Clinton v. State, 421 So.2d 186,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Edwards v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. State v. FurrDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Clinton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. PipkinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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