Legal Opinion
State v. Dupont
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 2, 1995No. 93-04221PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHATLEY, Judge.
The State of Florida challenges several trial court orders suppressing statements Francis A. DuPont made to police in connection with his charge for first-degree murder. On appeal, we review three rulings made by the trial court: police psychologically coerced DuPont to make involuntary statements; police violated DuPont’s Miranda1 rights during his interrogation; and police violated DuPont’s due process rights by failing to record his interrogation. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
First, we conclude that DuPont’s statements were not the product of coercive police…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Francis SkinnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- William D. Christopher v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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