Legal Opinion

Mena v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 19, 1984No. 83-2760PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

We affirm the final judgments of conviction and sentences under review. The defendant has failed to demonstrate any reversible error in the three contentions he raises on appeal.

*1013First, we are not persuaded that the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s pre-trial motion to suppress the defendant’s statements to the police. The thrust of the contention here appears to be that the police unlawfully entered the defendant’s home to arrest the defendant because the consent the police obtained from his live-in girlfriend to enter the premises was a coerced consent — thereby tainting (a) the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Tibbs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  5. Sireci v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Francois v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  2. Maret v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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