Gaylord v. State

Tom Glaze, Judge.

This appeal is a result of the appellant’s, John Clifton Gaylord, conviction on the charges of the manufacture of a controlled substance (marijuana) and its possession with intent to deliver. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment and a $2,000 fine. Gaylord raises one primary issue: The trial court erred in refusing to suppress the marijuana evidence since it was seized by law enforcement officers in an illegal warrantless search.

For the most part, the facts are not in dispute. Gaylord, before and at the time of his arrest, was a resident of Stone County and was being…