HENTHORNE v. STATE

No. 81-1383.

409 So.2d 1081 (1982)

Daniel Richard HENTHORNE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied February 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and William H. Pasch, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


BOARDMAN, Acting Chief Judge.

Daniel Richard Henthorne appeals his conviction and sentence for armed robbery. He raises two points on appeal, one of which has merit. He contends that the confession he gave to the police was involuntary and should have been suppressed. We agree and reverse.

Appellant's confession is rendered involuntary by the undisputed fact that the interrogating officer promised appellant that if he would disclose the identity of his coperpetrator...

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