Irwin v. State

Appellant-defendant Martin Glenn Irwin, Jr., appeals his conviction for possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, raising these issues for review:(1) Whether the trial court erred in overruling his pretrial motion to suppress evidence which he alleges was illegally obtained.(2) Whether the trial court erred in determining that the State had adequately demonstrated a proper chain of possession for the marijuana.

We reverse because the trial judge erred in admitting certain objects into evidence. 1

On April 23, 1976, Dennis Wright, a Brownstown deputy marshall who had held that position for…