McCLOUD v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 75-1891.

359 So.2d 10 (1978)

Kevin McCLOUD, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Frank B. Kessler, Asst. Public Defender, and Charles D. Peters, Legal Intern, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Benedict P. Kuehne, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The question on appeal is whether the judgment and sentence should be reversed and a new trial ordered because the court allowed the introduction into evidence of a confession without first having specifically found it to have been voluntarily and freely given. A hearing was held to determine the voluntariness of the confession and the Appellant testified he was coerced. The court denied his objection to the admission of the confession but the judge did...

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