K.W. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date filed: 1992-06-23
Citations: 600 So. 2d 566
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PER CURIAM.

The dispositive issue on this appeal is the admissibility of the juvenile’s confession. We agree with the trial judge’s conclusion, specifically distinguishing the case from B.S. v. State, 548 So.2d 838 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), that “[i]n this case, the child is the one who initiate[d] the phone call to the police office.... [Ujnder the totality of the surrounding circumstances ... the

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statements were freely and voluntarily given.”

Affirmed.