Legal Opinion
State v. Meola
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 14, 1986No. Nos. 85-2069, 85-2070PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHEB, Judge.
The state appeals the trial court’s orders granting Gregory Meola’s two motions to suppress evidence. We have jurisdiction under Fla.R.App.P. 9.140(c)(1)(B).
The first order appealed relates to Meo-la’s motion to suppress statements made by him after he was given Miranda1 warnings; the second deals with Meola’s motion to suppress a firearm found in his car. As to the motion suppressing the statements, we affirm. As to the other motion, we reverse.
The state charged Meóla with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of criminal mischief, violations of sections 784.021 and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- New York v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. LeCroySupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- Hayes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
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