Rickard v. State

SCHEB, Acting Chief Judge.

The state charged the defendant Sheila Ann Rickard with possession of cocaine and marijuana. The trial court denied her motion to suppress inculpatory statements she made at the time of her arrest. Defendant was tried by jury, found guilty as charged and sentenced. On appeal, she raises several issues. We find merit in her contention that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress statements which she claims were involuntarily made.

On March 30, 1985, at about 4:00 a.m., eight officers from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Department, armed with a search warrant and with…