Case Name: Karen HINES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-11-06
Citations: 770 So. 2d 293
Docket Number: No. 1D98-3797
Parties: Karen HINES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: JOANOS, LAWRENCE and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 770
Pages: 293–293

Head Matter:
Karen HINES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D98-3797.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 6, 2000.
Joseph W. Little, Gainesville, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; James W. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General; Veronica S. McCrackin, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appel-lee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Karen Hines (Hines) appeals her conviction for perjury based upon statements she made under oath in a November 1995 civil deposition relating to worker's compensation benefits. She argues that a subsequent statement given by her to investigators at her home on January 18, 1996, was involuntary because the investigators promised her immunity from prosecution for false statements given during the November 1995 deposition. We agree that the statement was involuntary and the trial court erred in denying Hines' motion to suppress. Foreman v. State, 400 So.2d 1047 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
JOANOS, LAWRENCE and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., CONCUR.