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STATE v. EVANS

No. 96-0361.

692 So.2d 305 (1997)

STATE of Florida, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Richard EVANS, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 30, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Myra J. Fried, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Paul E. Petillo, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee/cross-appellant.

WARNER, Judge.

We affirm the trial court's order granting suppression of appellee's statements made at the scene of an automobile accident. Section 316.066(4), Florida Statutes (1993), as amended in 1989, provides for a privilege to individuals who are questioned by officers conducting an accident investigation. Contrary to the state's contention, there is no longer an exception to the privilege for statements made if the identity of the driver is in question. We...

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