BRUNSON v. STATE

No. CR 96-826.

940 S.W.2d 440 (1997)

327 Ark. 567

Alton Levern BRUNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Supplemental Opinion on Denial of Rehearing May 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Simpson, Public Defender, Kent C. Krause, Deputy Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Winston Bryant, Attorney General, J. Brent Standridge, Assistant Attorney General, Little Rock, for appellee.


CORBIN, Justice.

We granted the State's petition to review the decision of the court of appeals in this case where the sole issue is whether the odor of marijuana or the smell of marijuana smoke emanating from a legally stopped vehicle constitutes probable cause to search the occupants. The trial court ruled that probable cause existed, convicted Appellant Alton Levern Brunson of one count of possession of a controlled...

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