District Court of Appeal of Florida

A trial court's ruling suppressing certain statements made by defendant and denying suppression of others in a prosecution on double murder charges is reversed in part as to the suppression of statements made by defendant during certain interviews where: 1) defendant was not in custody during an extended interrogation that was conducted prior to his formal arrest; 2) defendant did not invoke his right to remain silent after he was read his Miranda rights; 3) defendant gave a voluntary waiver of his Miranda rights; and 4) Miranda warnings given to defendant were effective under Seibert.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/04/2006
• Published 08/04/2006

Judges

• CANADY, Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene S. Parnes, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee., Robert A. Norgard, Bartow, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.