STATE of Tennessee v. Marcus RICHARDS

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE February 6, 2009 Session Heard in Columbia1 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MARCUS RICHARDS Appeal by Permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals Circuit Court for Williamson County No. II-CR-101400 Timothy L. Easter, Judge No. M2006-02179-SC-R11-CD - Filed July 10, 2009 WILLIAM C. KOCH , JR., J., dissenting. The pivotal question in this case is straightforward. Did the law enforcement officers who came upon Marcus Richards and his three associates sitting at a picnic table on which residue of powder cocaine was in plain view have probable cause to…