Masaka v. State

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• noting that a harmful error occurs with a jury instruction that is “capable of misleading the jury in such a way as to prejudice the defendant’s right to a fair trial” (quoting Lewis v. State, 693 So.2d 1055, 1057 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997))
• stating, that the trial court should have considered each proffered statement, rather than the entire interview as a whole, in determining whether the evidence proffered by the defendant was admissible
• reiterating four-part test for admissibility to include; (1) whether declarant is unavailable, and if so, (2) whether statements are relevant, (3) whether statements tend to inculpate de-clarant and exculpate defendant, and (4) whether statements are corroborated
• even without direct confession, statements can be incriminating based on context

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