Brief of respondent for Florida v. Powell, 08-1175 - Oyez
Brief of respondent for Florida v. Powell, 08-1175 - Oyez
Brief of respondent for Florida v. Powell, 08-1175 - Oyez
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53<br />
decision that Tampa again aligned its <strong>for</strong>m with<br />
existing law. See Br. 21 n.5.<br />
* * *<br />
In the end, most law en<strong>for</strong>cement agencies have<br />
not had difficulty following the guideposts courts<br />
have provided concerning Miranda warning <strong>for</strong>ms.<br />
That the Tampa Police Department decided that it<br />
was willing to risk using a non-compliant warning is<br />
no reason to upset longstanding lower court decisions<br />
and settled law en<strong>for</strong>cement practices used across the<br />
country. The <strong>Florida</strong> Supreme Court correctly held<br />
that the <strong>for</strong>m here was at odds with both Article I,<br />
Section 9 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Florida</strong> Constitution and Miranda.<br />
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(Jan. 10, 2005); see also Petition <strong>for</strong> Writ <strong>of</strong> Certiorari, State v.<br />
Franklin, 543 U.S. 1<strong>08</strong>1 (2005) (No. 04-568), 2004 WL 2418918<br />
(Oct. 20, 2004).