State v. Figueroa

The State of Florida appeals the final order entered by the trial court granting Eduardo Figueroa’s (defendant) motion to suppress admissions he made while being questioned by law enforcement in his home.1 Concluding that the defendant was not in custody at the time he made the admissions, we reverse.

The defendant was charged with multiple counts of sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation; the victims were his biological daughters. The defendant filed a pre-trial motion seeking suppression of admissions that he made while being questioned by law enforcement in his home.

At the…