Tygart v. State

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant James Tygart was convicted of violating the Arkansas Drug Abuse Control Act. He was found in possession of an automobile containing a large quantity of dextroamphetamine tablets, marketed under the trademark Dexedrine. Appellant here alleges the drugs to have been confiscated under illegal searches and seizures; also, he contends that the testimony of the accomplice was not substantially corroborated.

The facts incident to Tygart’s first encounter with the officers are brief. Officer Quimby Johnson testified that he and two fellow officers were on the lookout for…