Rucker v. State

Pope, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin and was sentenced to serve twenty years. In this out-of-time appeal granted by the trial court, appellant challenges the trial court’s refusal to suppress the evidence obtained in a search of appellant’s luggage and appellant also raises the general grounds.

1. On May 3, 1978 Special Agent Paul Markonni observed passengers deplaning from a Delta flight from Los Angeles. At that time, Markonni knew Los Angeles was the primary source city for the distribution of brown heroin in the United States. Markonni’s…