State v. Saddler

STOKER, Judge.

The defendant pled guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana, second offense, and was sentenced to prison for one year at hard labor. He assigns two errors on appeal:

1. His guilty plea of an earlier misdemeanor charge was entered without a showing that he knowingly and voluntarily waived his rights; therefore, the earlier conviction was used illegally to enhance the current charge.

2. The trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained under an allegedly invalid search warrant.

FACTS

Lester Jay, an employee of the International Salt Company at Avery…