Grinton v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BARROW, J.

This criminal appeal is by co-defendants who were convicted of possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. They contend that the marijuana and cocaine were illegally seized and should not have been admitted into evidence. We hold that the contraband was seized during a consensual search of an automobile, that the search did not exceed the scope of the consent and that the marijuana and cocaine were, therefore, legally seized and properly admitted into evidence.

The defendants were traveling south on Interstate 95 in a rented automobile. When…