ELLIS v. STATE

No. 89-KA-0586.

573 So.2d 724 (1990)

William Walter ELLIS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Minor, Oxford, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and PITTMAN and BLASS, JJ.


BLASS, Justice, for the Court:

The defendant, William Walter Ellis was convicted of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana with the intent to sell. The trial court sentenced him to three years in prison as an habitual offender. The defendant's only assignment of error is that the lower court erred by failing to suppress the evidence seized from him. Because the officer had probable cause to arrest prior to the challenged search we affirm.

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