1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.3d
  4. 268 So.3d
  5. 268 So.3d 806 (2019)
 

JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 4D18-1084.

268 So.3d 806 (2019)

Alton D. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 17, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Nancy Jack , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Ashley B. Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear , Senior Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

The issue in this case is whether the interrogating officer's statements and constant requests imploring appellant to invoke self-defense made appellant's eventual confession involuntary, and whether consequently the officer gave appellant an "unrealistic hope" as to the viability of invoking...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases