State v. McAllister

BARRETT, Commissioner.

Maurice McAllister, while on probation from a conviction of burglary and a sentence of two years’ imprisonment, has been found guilty of possession of marijuana and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

These in brief were the circumstances of McAllister’s arrest and conviction: On December 9, 1969, patrolmen Godfrey and Oberkramer, working the “six to two shift” had been forewarned to be on the lookout for “two Negro males wearing black jackets and hats,” one known only as “Leon,” as larceny suspects. In the 4200 block of McPherson about 8 o’clock, the officers saw two…