[DOWNLOAD] "Watt v. State" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Watt v. State
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
- Release Date : January 14, 1971
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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¶1 Plaintiff in error, Charles Ray Watt, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was convicted by jury verdict in
the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CRF-69-668, with Unlawful Possession of Marihuana, After Former Conviction
of a Felony, and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Judgment and sentence in accord with the verdict was imposed on November
4, 1969, and this appeal perfected therefrom. ¶2 Briefly stated, the evidence establishes that on March 26, 1969, at approximately 9:45 P.M., the defendant drove
an automobile 1 into the parking lot of a club in Oklahoma City and was exiting the car as a police car pulled in behind
him. The officers testified the car driven by defendant had no tag light and that they were making an arrest for this traffic
violation. While defendant talked with one officer, another officer approached the unoccupied car and searched it for weapons.
Upon searching the vehicle the officer uncovered what appeared to be two hand-rolled marihuana cigarettes between the seat
cushion and back cushion of the front seat. The cigarettes were not in clear view and were revealed only after an intrusive
search by the officer. This evidence was admitted along with testimony relating thereto over defendant's objection and after
overruling defendant's motion to suppress on the basis of an unlawful search.