Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. P.T., a juvenile, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1993-10-26
Citations: 625 So. 2d 144
Docket Number: No. 93-291
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. P.T., a juvenile, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 625
Pages: 144–144

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. P.T., a juvenile, Appellee.
No. 93-291.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Oct. 26, 1993.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Marc E. Brandes, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Louis Campbell, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We grant the state's motion to treat its appeal as an application for certiorari to review an order suppressing the juvenile respondent's confession and deny certiorari on the authority of Thompson v. State, 548 So.2d 198, 203 (Fla.1989) ("The fact of mental subnormality or impairment alone does not render a confession involuntary, Boss v. State, 386 So.2d 1191 (Fla.1980), except in those rare cases involving subnormality or impairment so severe as to render the defendant unable to communicate intelligibly or understand the meaning of Miranda warnings even when presented in simplified form. Cooper v. Griffin, 455 F.2d 1142 (5th Cir. 1972)." [e.s.]).
Certiorari denied.