Legal Opinion
State v. Zaldivar
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 31, 2010No. 3D07-2933PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSalter, J.
The State appeals a circuit court order suppressing certain physical evidence and statements made by the defendant to law enforcement officers regarding a burglary. We reverse.
I. The Burglary
As noted by the trial court in the suppression order, the pertinent facts are not in dispute. On April 4, 2006, burglars removed some $300 in cash and two fee-arms from a business in Hialeah. The next day, a surveillance video identified a former employee using a key to open the door of the business after it had closed. This allowed hooded or masked burglars to enter, burglarize the business, and exit.
The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Maryland v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- State v. HernandezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- Prestley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
- State v. HerreraDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
3Cited by5 opinions
- D.B. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- DB v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- J.P. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- JP v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- State v. ZaldivarDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010