Crutchfield v. State

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

Ronald Crutchfield was convicted, in the Garland County Circuit Court, for the unlawful possession of cannabis on February 19, 1971. He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary and was fined $2,000. On appeal to this court he relies on the following points for reversal:

“The charges pending against defendant should be reduced to a misdemeanor and remanded back to the lower court in accordance with the provisions of Act 590 of 1971.

The lower court erred in admitting evidence seized from defendant’s car before defendant had been arrested and without a search…