State v. Updegraff
Annotate this CaseLate one night, a Jefferson County reserve deputy came upon a car parked in a posted "day use only" fishing access site in Madison County. The deputy made contact with the car's driver, Floyd Updegraff, and ascertained that Updegraff was intoxicated. A second deputy Jefferson County deputy responded to the scene and placed Updegraff under arrest for DUI. A jury ultimately convicted Updegraff of felony DUI and other offenses. Updegraff appealed, arguing that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence because (1) if the deputies were acting under color of law, they had no authority to make an arrest in Madison County, or (2) the deputies were acting as private citizens, in which case they failed to comply with the private person arrest statute. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) in order to make a warrantless arrest, an out-of-jurisdiction officer must meet the arrest standard that would apply to a private person in the same circumstances, but if this standard is met, the officer may then follow the procedures applicable to peace officers in processing the arrest; and (2) applying this approach to the circumstances in this case, Updegraff's arrest was legal.
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