OLIVERA v. STATE

No. 4D00-2781.

813 So.2d 996 (2002)

Hector Jesus OLIVERA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne D. Corry, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Claudine M. LaFrance, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAY, J.

Three little words, "lie detector test," and their affect on the outcome of a criminal trial create the critical issue for review. And, while we stress that these "three little words" will not always require this result, the totality of the circumstances in this case cause them to warrant a reversal of the defendant's conviction for first and second degree murder, two counts of attempted first degree murder, and attempted robbery with a firearm. The testimony...

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