Johnson v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

Raphael, Ida and Robert Johnson seek reversal of their convictions for manufacturing marijuana because of the admission into evidence at trial of marijuana they contend was illegally seized from their property. The Johnsons also contend that they were prejudiced by the police’s pretrial handling and disposal of the marijuana. We find no merit in the Johnsons’ arguments and affirm.

Police testified at a suppression hearing and later at trial that the discovery and subsequent seizure of marijuana on the Johnsons’ property occurred in the following manner. Following…