Case Name: T.M., a Juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-12-11
Citations: 570 So. 2d 1129
Docket Number: No. 89-2710
Parties: T.M., a Juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and COPE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 570
Pages: 1129–1130

Head Matter:
T.M., a Juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-2710.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 11, 1990.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Jorge Espinosa, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appel-lee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and COPE, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The adjudication of delinquency is affirmed upon a determination that the arresting officer had probable cause to arrest T.M. for trespass at the Westview Junior High School. This being true, the officer could lawfully conduct a search incident to the arrest. "The validity of a search of a defendant conducted after probable cause to arrest him has arisen is unaffected by the fact that the search comes before the arrest." State v. James, 526 So.2d 188, 190 (Fla.3d DCA 1988); accord State v. Smith, 529 So.2d 1226 (Fla.3d DCA 1988); Acosta v. State, 431 So.2d 715 (Fla.3d DCA 1983).
Affirmed.