415 So. 2d 117

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Michael Anthony BROWN, Appellee.

No. 81-511.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 15, 1982.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Anthony C. Musto, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Robin H. Greene, Asst. Public Defender and Claire Tacher, Legal Intern, for appel-lee.

Before HUBBART, C. J., and BARK-DULL and BASKIN, JJ.

*118REVISED OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The trial court order suppressing the defendant’s statements made to the police is affirmed. There is sufficient evidence in this record from which the trial court could have concluded, as it did, see e.g., Shaw v. Shaw, 334 So.2d 13, 16 (Fla.1976), that (a) the subject statements were not freely and voluntarily given but were induced by an implied police promise of leniency, see e.g., Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742, 754, 90 S.Ct. 1463, 1472, 25 L.Ed.2d 747 (1970); Bram v. United States, 168 U.S. 532, 543, 18 S.Ct. 183, 187, 42 L.Ed. 568 (1897); Williams v. State, 188 So.2d 320, 327-29 (Fla.2d DCA 1966), vacated in part, on other grounds, 198 So.2d 21 (Fla.1967); and (b) the subject statements were obtained in violation of the defendant’s right to counsel guaranteed by the federal and Florida constitutions, see e.g. Massiah v. United States, 377 U.S. 201, 84 S.Ct. 1199, 12 L.Ed.2d 246 (1964), in that the defendant neither expressly nor voluntarily waived his right to counsel during the within police interrogation which was conducted in the absence of the defendant’s court-appointed counsel.

Affirmed.

State v. Brown
415 So. 2d 117

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State v. Brown
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