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WILLIAM ELLIOTT, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. CASE NO. 1D09-2615

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WILLIAM ELLIOTT, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. CASE NO. 1D09-2615 DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA Opinion filed: October 29, 2010. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED An appeal from the Circuit Court for Suwannee County. David W. Fina, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Nada M. Carey, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Donna A. Gerace, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. WEBSTER, J. In this direct criminal appeal, appellant claims that the trial court committed reversible error in denying his motions (1) to suppress his statements to two Jehovah’s Witnesses based on the clergy communications privilege; (2) to suppress Page 2 his statements to a jailer, a map drawn by him, and all evidence recovered based on the map; (3) for judgment of acquittal on the charge of first-degree murder because there was insufficient evidence of premeditation; and (4) for judgment of acquittal on the charge of tampering with evidence because there was insufficient evidence of a pending or imminent investigation...continue to full post

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