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Title: People v. Downer
Author : Supreme Court of Florida
Release Date : January 20, 1976
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 54 KB

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The district attorney brings this appeal solely on questions of law pursuant to section 16-12-102, C.R.S. 1973. Defendant Downer was charged with the crimes of second-degree murder and first-degree arson. He pled not guilty and was tried before a jury. During the trial, the court suppressed certain statements made by the defendant immediately following the fire and later before a grand jury. At the close of the Peoples evidence, the defendant made a motion for judgment of acquittal which was granted by the trial court. The People appeal both the judgment of acquittal and the suppression rulings. Because the constitutional provision against double jeopardy prevents the retrial of the defendant on these charges, we can only register our disapproval of the trial courts judgment of acquittal and its suppression orders.