FERNANDEZ v. STATE

No. 3D00-1653.

786 So.2d 38 (2001)

Humberto Pena FERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Certification Denied June 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Ada Manzano Avallone, Special Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Roberta G. Mandel, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before COPE, GODERICH and RAMIREZ, JJ.


COPE, J.

Humberto Pena Fernandez appeals his conviction for first degree murder. We affirm.

Defendant-appellant Fernandez argues that there was an impermissible comment on defendant's right to remain silent during his trial. We disagree.

The detective who investigated the homicide testified that the defendant waived his Miranda1 rights and participated in a two-hour interview during which he denied knowledge of,...

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