Eason v. State

The appellant, Morris Eason, was arrested by a police officer who searched him incident to the arrest and found heroin. Eason moved to suppress the evidence on the ground that the arrest was without probable cause and that, therefore, the search was illegal. The trial judge denied the motion. Eason then entered a plea of nolo contendere, was found guilty and placed upon two years probation.

The evidence before the trial court was sufficient to support a holding that the police officer had reasonable grounds to believe that a felony had been committed by Eason. The evidence showed that the…