Legal Opinion

Delorme v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 5, 1990No. 88-2872PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GERSTEN, Judge.

Appellant, Darcy Delorme, appeals his conviction and sentence for second degree murder and aggravated battery. We affirm.

This case involves a particularly brutal murder. The exact details of the murder do not enhance this opinion and are omitted. The day after the victim had been killed, appellant, a purported friend of the victim, allegedly “discovered” her body. Because appellant claimed to have seen her alive the previous evening, the police considered him to be a witness and asked for a statement. Appellant was neither arrested, nor advised of his rights.

While appellant was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Carawan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Perez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  4. McNair v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  5. Orange v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Laines v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. Waychoff v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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