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See United States v. Goeden, 5 Cir. 1970, 433 F.2d 430 ; Moll v. United States, supra; Marden v. State, 3 D.C.A.Fla.1967, 203 So.2d 638 .
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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Richard John GOEDEN, Defendant-Appellant
29949.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Nov 9, 1970.
433 F.2d 430
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.
Wisdom, Coleman, Simpson.
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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.