Drinkard v. State

OPINION

BROCK, Chief Justice.

Defendant, Prank C. Drinkard, was convicted of simple possession of marijuana and received a suspended sentence of eleven months, twenty-nine days. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and defendant petitioned this Court for cer-tiorari review.

Although defendant raises several issues, we deem it necessary to consider only his claim that the lower courts erred in holding that police had a right to impound his automobile and conduct a warrantless search of the vehicle when at the time of his arrest for a traffic violation defendant sought permission…