Johnson v. State

Judith Rogers, Judge.

The appellant, Mark A. Johnson, appeals his conviction of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. He received a sentence of five years and was fined $25,000.

The circumstances leading to appellant’s arrest and eventual conviction were a result of a consensual search of his vehicle given after he had been stopped for speeding. Appellant sought to exclude evidence found based on the alleged illegality of the search. A suppression hearing was held on appellant’s motion in which he contended that the consent to search was involuntary, and that the…