Craig v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

David Craig grew a single, large marijuana plant outside his place of business and in plain view. The plant was approximately seven feet tall and six feet wide. Prior to his arrest, Craig had taken some leaves from the plant and was drying them inside his office building.

On September 27,1992, police officers went to Craig’s office, and Craig agreed to speak without an attorney present. Craig offered that he had cultivated the marijuana plant and knew it was unlawful. The officers seized the plant, as well as the small quantity of dried marijuana found in the building. They…