State v. Hammond

The State appeals the trial court's suppression of evidence found in defendant's wallet during a police station search. We reverse.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on May 13, 1978, Longview police stopped a vehicle in which the defendant was one of four occupants. The driver, Jacob, and two others sat in the front seat of the car, and defendant Hammond was alone in the back seat. As Officer Barnd approached the vehicle he detected the odor of burning marijuana, and this smell was confirmed by Sergeant Trotter when he arrived on the scene a few minutes later. The officers were trained and…