State v. Peck

Gregory Peck appeals from a judgment convicting him of manufacturing controlled substances in violation of sec. 161.41(l)(b), Stats., and from orders denying his motions to suppress evidence, to dismiss the charge, and for a new trial.

The issues are: (1) whether statutes prohibiting the manufacture of controlled substances may be constitutionally applied to a person who uses marijuana for religious purposes; (2) whether law enforcement authorities could seize marijuana growing on Peck’s farm without a warrant; (3) whether destruction of all but representative samples of the plants seized from…