Horne v. State

CRENSHAW, Judge.

Edward Horne appeals his judgment and life sentence for second-degree murder, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his pre-Miranda 1 statements to law enforcement. Although we conclude the trial court erred in admitting Horne’s pre-Miranda confession, we affirm the judgment and sentence on the basis of harmless error.

Horne was charged with second-degree murder for the homicide of Jamaal Wilson, who was shot and killed in June 2007 in Winter Haven. Horne filed a motion to suppress his pr e-Miranda statements to law enforcement in which he…