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TAPIA v. STATE

No. 94-2863.

676 So.2d 1059 (1996)

Jose Luis TAPIA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 17, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beverly P. Myrberg, Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Angelica D. Zayas, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, LEVY and GREEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant Tapia and two co-defendants (Cook and Dearmas) were originally charged by an amended indictment with first-degree murder. Dearmas pled guilty to the charge and became a witness for the State. Tapia and Cook were tried at a joint trial, in which both moved for severance and for suppression of statements each had made to the lead detective in the case. These motions were denied and the case proceeded to trial. At trial, Tapia and Cook exercised...

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