Legal Opinion
State v. Hughes
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 1976PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROCK, Justice.
The defendants, Hughes and Neese, were convicted of possessing marijuana for the purpose of sale and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one nor more than two years; in addition, Hughes was fined $1,000.00. These convictions were based upon evidence obtained by means of a search of an automobile by police officers of the City of Franklin. Defendants sought to have this evidence suppressed but the trial court denied their petition. Upon appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeals held that the search was unlawful and reversed the convictions. We granted the State’s…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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