Case Name: Douglas EHMKE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-04-27
Citations: 86 So. 3d 591
Docket Number: No. 5D11-2216
Parties: Douglas EHMKE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SAWAYA, LAWSON and EVANDER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 86
Pages: 591–592

Head Matter:
Douglas EHMKE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D11-2216.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
April 27, 2012.
James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Kevin R. Holtz, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lori N. Hagan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Melton v. State, 75 So.2d 291, 294 (Fla.1954) (explaining the "elements" of an arrest); see also State v. K.N., 66 So.3d 380, 385 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011) ("[An] officer may detain [an] individual . with handcuffs for the officer's safety without converting [a] Terry stop into a formal arrest.").
SAWAYA, LAWSON and EVANDER, JJ., concur.