Legal Opinion

Green v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 7, 1985No. 84-2138Published

1Opinion of the Court

GRIMES, Judge.

In this appeal from a conviction of escape, appellant contends that the court erred in denying his motion to dismiss.

In his sworn motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(c)(4), appellant asserted that Sergeant Robinson of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office told appellant that he was under arrest. Although Robinson had no *105arrest warrant, he had teletyped information from Hillsborough County that appellant was wanted for child molestation. When appellant refused to accompany Sergeant Robinson downtown, Robinson attempted to handcuff him. Appellant pushed…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. AkersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  2. Ramsey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  3. State v. IafornaroDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

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