STATE v. MEJIA

No. 90-2050.

579 So.2d 766 (1991)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Emiliano MEJIA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Julie S. Thornton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Before FERGUSON, LEVY and GODERICH, JJ.


FERGUSON, Judge.

Police and rescue units arrived on the scene of a gruesome throat-slashing murder and attempted suicide involving former lovers. Mejia, the perpetrator and survivor of the incident, was arrested and taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital where he underwent surgery. The defendant's clothing and other personal effects were taken to the police station where they were catalogued on an inventory sheet and placed in storage. Included in the personal effects...

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