C.W. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
STRINGER, Judge.
C.W. challenges a community control order issued after he was found guilty of criminal mischief for attempting to break into a car. We reverse the community control order.
After reports that C.W. was involved in the incident, Detective Hassell interviewed the juvenile at school. Because C.W. is hearing impaired, his assistant principal solicited the help of a school coach to serve as an interpreter during Detective Has-sell’s interview. Detective Hassell read the Miranda1 warning, and the coach in turn signed the warning to C.W. C.W. then confirmed, by signing to the coach,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ramirez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- Hawk v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
3Cited by1 opinion
- Fortner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000