State v. Floreck

A jury found Jeffrey Floreck guilty of a series of storage unit burglaries. The State introduced a taped statement by Floreck’s accomplice implicating Floreck. At trial, the accomplice said that she lied in the statement and that she could not remember what she said on the tape. The court found her unavailable as a witness and admitted her taped statement. The State also presented evidence gathered in a warrantless search of a locked room in Floreck’s brother’s home. His brother consented to the search, but Floreck claims he lacked authority to do so. We hold that the search was lawful, but…