Murray v. State

Appellant was adjudged guilty of felony possession of marijuana. At a subsequent probation hearing, the trial judge sentenced him to a term of six years in the penitentiary. The sentence was reduced to three months in the county jail at hard labor with a suspension of the balance of the six year term. The trial judge also placed the appellant on probation for five years and fined him $5,000. Because the key issue in this case involves the warrantless search of the appellant's automobile, it is necessary to go into the facts and circumstances leading up to and surrounding the search.

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