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STATE v. WOOD

No. 51758.

263 So.2d 28 (1972)

262 La. 259

STATE of Louisiana v. Richard S. WOOD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 5, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Miguez, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frank T. Salter, Jr., Dist. Atty., James C. McInnis, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SANDERS, Justice.

The State charged Richard S. Wood with the unlawful possession of marijuana in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:962. The defendant filed a motion to suppress the marijuana taken from him, on the ground that it was unconstitutionally seized. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial judge overruled the motion to suppress. Upon trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The defendant received a sentence of one year in the Calcasieu Parish jail. He appealed...

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