Legal Opinion
State v. Sepanik
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 10, 2013No. 2D12-616PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VILLANTI, Judge.
The State appeals the trial court’s order granting Carole Sepanik’s motion to suppress her interview with police. We reverse because the trial court erroneously concluded that Sepanik, post-Miranda,1 reasserted her right to remain silent when she expressed a desire to go home during the interview.
Police received a call from the victim of a shooting reporting that someone had shot into his bedroom, and Sepanik was implicated in the shooting. Shortly thereafter, police found Sepanik driving nearby and carrying a firearm. She was arrested and taken to the police station for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- State v. OwenSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
- Gerald Anthony Coleman v. Harry K. Singletary, Robert A. ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Almeida v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
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