Mackey v. State
The Fifth DCA reversed Mackey's conviction as an accessory after the fact, holding the trial court erred in admitting a videotaped police interrogation in which detectives repeatedly accused Mackey of lying and expressed their belief in her guilt. Applying the Florida Supreme Court's decision in Jackson v. State, the court found the officers' opinion statements did not elicit relevant responses and improperly invaded the jury's province, and the State failed to show the error was harmless.
Key facts
- Mackey was charged and convicted at trial as an accessory after the fact.
- During police interrogation, detectives repeatedly accused Mackey of lying and expressed their belief in her guilt; the trial court admitted the videotaped interrogation into evidence.
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Why it matters
This opinion reinforces and applies the Florida Supreme Court's Jackson v. State framework governing when police opinion statements in recorded interrogations may be shown to a jury. It is useful to defense counsel… — full analysis with a trial
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