BUCKHANN v. STATE

No. 77-1676.

356 So.2d 1327 (1978)

Terry L. BUCKHANN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 4, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan H. Schreiber, Public Defender, and Stuart M. Lerner, Asst. Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles A. Stampelos, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


ALDERMAN, Chief Judge.

The defendant appeals after having been convicted of possession of heroin. Four points have been raised, three of which have merit.

Firstly, we hold that the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress his confession. A hearing out of the presence of the jury was held on the day of trial. The only witness to testify at the suppression hearing was Sergeant McCann of the Broward County Sheriff's office. His testimony in...

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