Bruce v. State

After a drive-by shooting, appellant Ja-varis Bruce was charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder. A jury found him guilty of three counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter. We reverse because the trial court erred in failing to suppress Bruce’s statement to the police obtained in violation of article I, section 9 of the Florida Constitution.

To settle a score, Bruce drove four of his friends in his car to the Franklin Park Community Center, where they expected to find Jarvis Laramore and Eligha McFadden, the objects of their revenge. At least two of the car’s occupants…