Debiasio v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “As per my previous letter that I sent to your office, my clear intentions are outlined in that letter. Again, the reason for that letter was not to merely mask the seriousness of the offenses to which I am charged. It is an attempt to clear the air so to speak, of my ugly drug and alcohol addictions. My new found strenght [sic] orginates [sic] from God, and doing what is right, facing the truth and accepting responsibility for what I've done, was a giant step for me. My intentions outlined in my previous letter to you are in order to preserve my well being, and that of my family. I wrote to you in confidence, with the hopes of arriving at some sort of resolution, without neglecting the facts of the seriousness of these offenses. What I want to arrive at, as far as agreement, is that I completely cooperate with the State of Florida and its investigation of the previously named individuals, in return for a sentence that is to be served concurrently with the sentence I'm already serving in Ohio, and to protect myself while in the custody of Florida law enforcement officers, and protecting the name and location of my family.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Calabro v. State

2. “We conclude that the letter in this case was an offer to plead guilty and, therefore, falls squarely within the ambit of evidence prohibited by section 90.410. See Russell v. State, 614 So.2d 605 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993) (unsolicited letter to the prosecutor offering to plead guilty in exchange for certain concessions held inadmissible under section 90.410). See also McCray v. State, 760 So.2d 988 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000). Therefore, the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded for further proceedings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Calabro v. State

3. “[a]n order denying a motion to suppress a confession is not dispositive for purposes of this rule unless the parties so stipulate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 917 So. 2d 404 - Maxwell v. State