State v. Journey

Harman, C.J.:

James Randall Journey was convicted by a jury of possession of marihuana with intent to sell. He was sentenced and now appeals. The sole issue is whether a search warrant was illegal because the signed statement upon which it was obtained had no jurat. We hold it was not.

During the course of the arrest of defendant Journey by Johnson county detectives for the offense in question the arresting party took custody of a suitcase. Two detectives, a KBI informant and a Johnson county assistant district attorney appeared before a judge pro tem of the Johnson county magistrate court and…