DRINKARD v. STATE


584 S.W.2d 650 (1979)

Frank C. DRINKARD, Petitioner, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

July 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hughie Ragan, Jackson, for petitioner.

Robert A. Grunow, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for respondent; Brooks McLemore, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel.


OPINION

BROCK, Chief Justice.

Defendant, Frank C. Drinkard, was convicted of simple possession of marijuana and received a suspended sentence of eleven months, twenty-nine days. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and defendant petitioned this Court for certiorari review.

Although defendant raises several issues, we deem it necessary to consider only his claim that the lower courts erred in holding that police had a right to impound...

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