State v. Brockenshire

In this appeal, Dennis Brockenshire contends an unconstitutional search of his person uncovered evidence that led to his conviction of possession of marijuana. He argues that the district court should have suppressed the evidence from the search that was used to convict him and should not have permitted the introduction of other prejudicial and irrelevant testimony.

Brockenshire's encounter with the police began when the police received a report that a man in a tie-dye shirt was causing a disturbance by snorting cocaine off of the pool table at Tom's Country Stampede. There is some indication…