Greer v. Commonwealth

McDONALD, Judge:

This appeal concerns the validity of a jury conviction and subsequent judgment finding Thomas M. Greer guilty of criminal facilitation of cultivating marijuana for the purpose of sale, a Class A misdemeanor. The jury fixed a sentence of 90 days to serve in jail and a $500 fine.

The facts which led to Greer’s arrest reveal that the police were destroying a marijuana patch on property next to Greer’s farm. A police pilot spotted marijuana on Greer’s farm and relayed the information to the ground officers. Upon being confronted by the officers, Greer and a friend then assisted the…