HANTHORN v. STATE

No. 92-0079.

622 So.2d 1370 (1993)

Harry HANTHORN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joan Fowler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The issue in this case is whether the defendant's confession should be suppressed because he received promises that, in return for his cooperation concerning other crimes, he would not be charged with those crimes. We reverse.

A defendant is entitled to suppression of a confession which is induced by a direct or implied benefit. Rivera v. State, 547 So.2d 140 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989), rev. denied, 558...

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