Jackson v. State

SHEVIN, Judge.

Jimmie Reed Jackson appeals judgments of conviction. We reverse and remand for a new trial holding that the trial court erred in denying Jackson’s motion to exclude statements given to Sergeant Holtz.

Jackson was charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and resisting an officer with violence stemming from the following incident. Miami-Dade Police Department bicycle patrol Officer Robertson alleged that Jackson hit him with a hammer when Jackson came out from a shed where he was hiding. To protect himself,…