Johnson v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice McWilliams.

Earlie (Bowtie) Johnson, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was convicted of the crime of unlawful possession of marijuana. The defendant now seeks a reversal of this conviction, and contends as ground therefor that the matchbox containing marijuana introduced into evidence at the trial was obtained by the police as a result of an unlawful search and seizure. We do not agree and accordingly affirm the judgment.

The facts essential to a disposition of this writ are not in dispute. Sorenson and Egan, two uniformed police officers, were cruising in a…