Smith v. State

The appellant, James Smith, appeals his February 13, 1992, conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and his sentence of 15 years' imprisonment, split into 3 years' incarceration and 3 years' probation. Before entering a plea of guilty before the Montgomery County Circuit Court, the appellant moved to suppress evidence of crack cocaine that had been discovered by the police at the scene of his arrest. This motion to suppress was denied on February 12, 1992, after a hearing. In entering his guilty plea, Smith reserved the right to appeal the trial court's denial of his…