Chavis v. State

On this appeal by the defendant from a judgment of conviction of possession of a narcotic drug, the appellant contends it was error to deny his motion to suppress the evidence, consisting of a quantity of heroin, which it is argued was obtained by an unlawful search and seizure.

The appellant was stabbed by a known person. The wound was substantial. *545While he was in the emergency room of a hospital being treated therefor, lying on a cot or treatment table, a police officer investigating the crime arrived at the hospital. Certain of the victim’s clothing, which had been removed from him, and…