Lewis v. State

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Dewayne Lewis appeals his conviction of possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor. 1 He argues the State failed to establish he was lawfully arrested, and therefore, the marijuana was erroneously admitted. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 23, 2008, Officer Pepper El-dridge was dispatched to a gas station on a report of "trouble with a person." (Tr. at 6.) Lewis had purchased a package of cigarettes from the gas station, and when he got home, he realized the package had been stuffed with cotton. Lewis returned to complain, and apparently an employee felt…