People v. Jackson

Defendant, Raymond Jackson, was convicted in a bench trial for the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug and sentenced by the court to a term of from not less than three (3) nor more than ten (10) years in the State Penitentiary. He appeals from that conviction asserting as his theory: (1) that the State failed to demonstrate sufficient probable cause to justify defendant’s arrest without a warrant, and (2) that the trial court erred by denying defendant’s motion to suppress People’s Exhibit No. 1 (package containing heroin), seized as a consequence of that unlawful arrest.

The…