State v. McClendon

WALKER, Judge.

The defendant was indicted on 10 June 1996 on charges of trafficking and conspiracy to traffick by transporting and possessing more than fifty pounds but less than one hundred pounds of marijuana. On 19 August 1996, the defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence. After a hearing on the matter, the trial court denied the motion. Subsequently, on 14 October 1996, the defendant pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement in which he reserved the right to appeal the denial of his suppression motion. The charges were consolidated and the trial court sentenced the defendant to 25-35…