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359 So. 2d 10

McCloud v. Wainwright

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1978-05-09

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently April 1980

2 state decisions

Relies on Jackson v. Denno · Sims v. State of Georgia · 283 So. 2d 553 - McDole v. State

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Decided 1978-05-09

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PER CURIAM.

¶1The question on appeal is whether the judgment and sentence should be reversed and a new trial ordered because the court allowed the introduction into evidence of a confession without first having specifically found it to have been voluntarily and freely given. A hearing was held to determine the voluntariness of the confession and the Appellant testified he was coerced. The court denied his objection to the admission of the confession but the judge did not say he found the confession to have been freely and voluntarily given as is required in McDole v. State, 283 So.2d 553 (Fla.1973); Wilson v. State, 304 So.2d 119 (Fla.1974); Sims v. State of Georgia, 385 U.S. 538, 87 S.Ct. 639, 17 L.Ed.2d 593 (1967); Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct. 1774, 12 *11L.Ed.2d 908 (1964); Land v. State, 293 So.2d 704 (Fla.1974); Danahey v. State, 298 So.2d 444 (Fla. 4 DCA 1974).

¶2REVERSED and REMANDED for new trial, including a hearing and proper order on Appellant’s objection to the introduction of the alleged confession.

CROSS, DOWNEY and DAUKSCH, JJ., concur.
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