Criminal Law
Scott v. State, 39 FLW D2458b (Fla. 4th DCA) – November 26, 2014 Law Enforcement were conducting surveillance of a residence for the purpose of executing an arrest warrant on someone named R.Q. During the surveillance, the defendant exited the residence. The officers approached defendant, at which time he denied being R.Q., and provided them with his name. The officers were unable to confirm his identity via computer check, so the defendant invited them into the residence while he looked for his ID. He was unable to locate it, and he and the officers returned outside. The officers asked defendant to sit on the porch while they continued their efforts to confirm his identity. A few minutes later, the defendant walked back into the house, locked the door, and exited through the rear of the residence. The officers saw defendant jump the back fence and attempt to flee, but he was caught and arrested for Resisting an Officer without Violence (it was later established that he was n