Pasto v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “It is not necessary to pause to ascertain whether [appellant's] arrest was legal, because assuming his arrest was illegal the trial court was correct in ruling the circumstances of his arrest were immaterial. The state did not use any evidence or a confession obtained by virtue of the arrest. Appellant was indicted by the grand jury, was present in court, and was tried after having been fully apprised of the charges against him. He was convicted in a fair trial in a county where the crime was committed, and the jurisdiction of the court was in no way impaired by the manner in which he was brought before it. Of course, a different situation exists where the state attempts to introduce evidence or a confession obtained as a result of an illegal arrest. Under these circumstances the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine then might well become applicable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 604 So. 2d 280 - Fleming v. State