State of Tennessee v. Jeffery Lee Arnold

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE April 21, 2010 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JEFFERY LEE ARNOLD Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Franklin County No. 18202 J. Curtis Smith, Judge No. M2009-01468-CCA-R3-CD - Filed July 26, 2010 The defendant, Jeffrey Lee Arnold, pled guilty to simple possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor, but reserved a certified question for appeal. The question presented is whether law enforcement officers who entered the defendant’s house and discovered the marijuana forming the basis for the charge in this cause, had the right to…