Rivers v. State

Dennis Ray Rivers was indicted by the Grand Jury for the possession of marihuana. The appellant waived his right to a jury trial and was subsequently tried and convicted by the trial judge who sentenced the appellant to three years' imprisonment

The facts in this cause are not in dispute. Under a search warrant directed to "Any ABC Enforcement Agent" (R. 52), four agents of the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board executed a search of appellant's trailer home and procured all of the evidence used in this prosecution. No local or county officials participated in the execution of the search…