Milburn v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and his sentence was assessed at imprisonment for nine years in the Department of Correction and a fine of $15,000. Appellant first argues for reversal that the trial court erred in not granting his motion to suppress the items (marijuana) removed from the trunk of appellant’s car. Appellant claims there was no probable cause for the search at the time. We cannot agree.

At about midnight on an interstate highway, police stopped appellant for speeding after a chase of about four miles at a…