Parris v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Arthur Parris was convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, carrying a concealed weapon, and driving without a license and without proof of insurance. Parris, who was sentenced as a recidivist, challenges only the sufficiency of the evidence relating to the drug conviction.

At approximately midnight, Cpl. M. K. Nichols initiated a routine traffic stop, after he observed a Camaro with a cardboard tag which appeared to conceal a license plate. Although Parris, the driver, claimed that he had just bought the vehicle, he was unable to produce a bill of…