State v. Parra

HAYS, Justice.

The defendant, Johnny Delgado Parra, was found guilty by jury of a charge of illegal possession of marihuana with a prior. He was sentenced to not less than ten years nor more than ten years and one day at the state prison. Prior to the trial the defendant’s motion to suppress all evidence seized under a search warrant was denied.

The pertinent facts indicate that initially the defendant was arrested October 26, 1967, on a charge of burglary. At the time of arrest, the arresting officer searched a wallet found on the person of the defendant and noted a rent receipt for an…