Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard John GOEDEN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-11-09
Citations: 433 F.2d 430
Docket Number: No. 29949
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard John GOEDEN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WISDOM, COLEMAN, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 433
Pages: 430–430

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard John GOEDEN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 29949
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 9, 1970.
Jack R. Nageley, Miami Beach, Fla., for defendant-appellant.
Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Neal R. Sonnett, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before WISDOM, COLEMAN, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5th Cir.; See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5th Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
A store detective arrested this appellant in the State of Florida for passing, uttering and possessing counterfeit twenty dollar Federal Reserve Notes, with intent to defraud, Probable cause for the arrest is plainly evident from the record. Upon indictment, contending that a private citizen had no authority to effect a legal arrest for an offense against Federal Treasury laws, Goeden moved to suppress the evidence.
The District Court correctly denied the motion, Moll v. United States, 5 Cir., 1969, 413 F.2d 1233; United States v. Chapman, 5 Cir., 1969, 420 F.2d 925. In each of these cases involving arrests for federal offenses, it was held that Florida follows the common law with regard to arrests by private citizens and that the arrests in question were lawful.
The judgment of the District Court is
Affirmed.