Brown v. State

Appellant pleaded nolo contendré to a charge of armed robbery reserving the right to appeal denial of his motion to suppress. He was sentenced under the youthful offender statute, Chapter 958, Florida Statute (1981). On appeal as well as in the trial court the appellant alleges the evidence against him should be suppressed because it was obtained pursuant to an illegal arrest, due to the fact that the arresting officers were outside their jurisdiction when they made the arrest and were not acting in hot pursuit.

The officers, employees of Miami Shores, were notified of a robbery in the Shores…