Rainbolt v. State

The defendant John Kenneth Rainbolt was charged by an information filed in the district court of Oklahoma county with the illegal possession of marihuana. A jury was waived, the defendant was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to serve five years in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed.

The sole question presented by the appeal is the contention of defendant that the evidence upon which he was convicted was procured by an illegal arrest and an unlawful search of his person.

The proof of the state showed that three officers were standing in front of Beverly’s Cafe in the 200 block on West…