State v. Jackson

Harsha, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered upon a jury verdict by the Ross County Court of Common Pleas finding James Paul Jackson, defendant-appellant, guilty of trafficking in marijuana in violation of R.C. 2925.03, a felony of the fourth degree.

After receiving a tip that Jackson was growing marijuana, the police obtained and executed a search warrant. During the search, they found forty-two pots containing one hundred and eleven small marijuana plants. Due to their size, a relatively small amount of marijuana was seized. Jackson said that he was…