Supreme Court of Florida

For purposes of admitting a defendant's confession in a sexual abuse case pursuant to Florida Statutes section 92.565, a trial court may consider a victim's recantation when determining whether the State is unable to prove the existence of each element of the charged offense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2008
• Published 12/23/2008

Judges

• WELLS, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Assistant Public Defender, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, FL, and Dale C. Carson of the Law Office of Dale C. Carson, Jacksonville, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Pamela J. Koller and Wesley Heidt, Assistant Attorneys General, Daytona Beach, FL, for Respondent.