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STATE v. THORNTON

No. 64899.

491 So.2d 1143 (1986)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Alvin Tyrone THORNTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Marlyn J. Altman and Noel A. Pelella, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Gary Caldwell, Asst. Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

This case is before us for review of a decision by the district court, Thornton v. State, 442 So.2d 1104 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983), in conflict with decisions of other district courts. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

Police arrested Thornton for the murder of an acquaintance. Officer Ciani, who investigated the case, read Thornton his Miranda rights at the scene of the arrest...

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