STATE v. DECHENE

No. 74-48-C. A.

332 A.2d 125 (1975)

STATE v. Alfred Joseph DECHENE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 6, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Israel, Atty. Gen., Donald P. Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

Berberian & Tanenbaum, Aram K. Berberian, Cranston, for defendant.


OPINION

JOSLIN, Justice.

The defendant, Alfred J. Dechene, was convicted by a jury in the Superior Court of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to wit, marijuana. The state's case depends wholly upon the admissibility of five marijuana plants seized by a state police officer while he was searching for a weapon beneath the driver's seat of the defendant's automobile. Before trial, the defendant's motion to suppress that evidence was denied. The case is...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases