GARTH v. STATE

No. 2013-KA-00383-COA.

191 So.3d 730 (2015)

Alphonzo Cortez GARTH a/k/a Alphonzo Garth a/k/a Alphonzo C. Garth, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 9, 2016.

Certiorari Denied May 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney A. Ray , Columbus, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Laura Hogan Tedder , attorney for appellee.

Before IRVING, P.J., BARNES and FAIR, JJ.


¶ 1. Alphonzo Garth was convicted of the possession of more than thirty grams of cocaine. On appeal, he contends that the drugs were found following an illegal search incident to his arrest. However, the record indicates his arresting officers had a different justification for the warrantless search: probable cause...

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