Legal Opinion

State v. Robinson

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 17, 1969No. 45,296PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Emmitt Robinson was convicted and sentenced for possession of marijuana as proscribed in K. S. A. 65-2502. He was sentenced on two separate counts to not more than seven years, the sentences to run concurrently. Defendant Robinson appeals from the judgment of conviction.

Three primary questions are raised. First, was there probable cause to support a warrantless search of his automobile which contained three brown paper sacks of marijuana? Second, did the court err in restricting the cross-examination of a witness and in refusing to require…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. State v. ChildersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977
  2. State v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  3. State v. NirschlSupreme Court of Kansas · 1971
  4. State v. PinkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1985
  5. State v. Ponds and GarrettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975

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