Case Name: Eugene HATTEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1969-01-14
Citations: 217 So. 2d 594
Docket Number: No. 1672
Parties: Eugene HATTEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WALDEN, C. J., and McCAIN and OWEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 217
Pages: 594–594

Head Matter:
Eugene HATTEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1672.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. Fourth District.
Jan. 14, 1969.
Louis R. Bowen, Jr., Public Defender, and Edward G. Helvenston, Asst. Public Defender, Orlando, for appellant.
Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
By this appeal defendant Eugene Hatten claims a denial of his right to counsel at a line-up under United States v. Wade, 1967, 388 U.S. 218, 87 S.Ct. 1926, 18 L.Ed. 2d 1149. Defendant himself concedes that the line-up confrontation took place prior to 12 June 1967, the effective date of Wade.
In Stovall v. Denno, 1967, 388 U.S. 293, 87 S.Ct. 1967, 18 L.Ed.2d 1199. the Supreme Court held that Wade would not apply to confrontations held prior to 12 June 1967. We find defendant's claim that the line-up in this case was so highly suggestive as to deprive him of due process to be without merit. Stovall v. Denno, supra; Bradley v. State, Fla.App.1968, 206 So.2d 657.
Accordingly, the judgment is
Affirmed.
WALDEN, C. J., and McCAIN and OWEN, JJ., concur.