STATE v. OWENS

No. 5D08-3677.

41 So.3d 352 (2010)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Hervey Lee OWENS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Wesley Heidt, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Dee Ball, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


COHEN, J.

The State appeals the trial court's order suppressing statements Appellee, Hervey Owens, made to law enforcement officers. We reverse.

Owens was charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious battery, one count of lewd or lascivious molestation, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Prior to his interview with law enforcement, Owens was read the following:

You have the right to remain silent; do you understand?<...

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