Rowell v. State

I respectfully dissent from the opinion of the majority.

The appellant was indicted and tried for the illegal possession of cocaine. The facts, as stated by the majority, are that the cocaine was located in a match box

"under the carpeted floorboard of the driver's side of the appellant's car. The drug-sniffing dog also alerted to a work boot located in the trunk of the car. Although the boot contained no cocaine, it did contain $800 in cash. A search of the appellant's person revealed that he was carrying a telephone pager."

The automobile was jointly owned by the appellant and his brother, who…