STATE v. VINCENT


737 S.W.2d 561 (1987)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Amos VINCENT, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

June 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norma Crippen Ballard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Roger D. Moore, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Lloyd R. Tatum, Henderson, Tenn., for appellant.


OPINION

BIRCH, Judge.

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-6-922 (1982) can be the basis for a warrantless search and seizure by an arresting officer which would otherwise be deemed unconstitutional. We think not.

The suppression motion was overruled by the trial court. A Rule 11(e), Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, plea of guilty was entered, reserving the suppression question...

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