WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 88-0676.

539 So.2d 563 (1989)

Valentino WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tanja Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Diane E. Leeds, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine.

Appellant moved in limine to exclude a portion1 of his responses to the police when being advised of his Miranda rights. The trial judge denied the motion, finding the disputed part had a bearing on the issue of voluntariness (an issue never raised by the appellant).

We find the probative value of having the jury hear "he has been arrested...

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