J.X. v. State

J.X. appeals the denial of his motion to suppress statements he provided to the police after being properly advised of his Miranda,1 rights, which he freely and voluntarily waived. Because the trial court’s findings of fact come to us with a presumption of correctness, and because those findings are supported by the record, we affirm. See Cotton v. State, 901 So.2d 241, 245 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005) (holding that a trial court’s findings of fact must be accorded a presumption of correctness so long as they are supported by the record).

BACKGROUND

J.X.’s brother and another individual were arrested for…