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Marijuana Law – Keyed to Mikos
Regan v. Wyoming
Facts
Regan, Defendant, and his roommate, Shayne Trujillo, were pulled over by Officer Troy Cyr because the stopped at a yield sign when there was no traffic and the officer could not see if the vehicle had a rear license plate. Defendant was the driver and owner of the vehicle. The officer immediately smelled marijuana when he approached the vehicle, therefore, he requested a drug dog to be dispatched. Subsequently, Officer Vos arrived with the drug dog, both who detected the smell of marijuana. The dog altered at the front passenger door. Officer Vos told Trujillo to get out of the car, searched the vehicle, and found two glass jars with marijuana on the floorboard. Officer Vos further inspected the interior of the vehicle and found a plastic grocery bag, a large white plastic bag, and a Ziploc sandwich bag with marijuana totaling a weight of approximately one and a half pounds of marijuana in the vehicle. Lastly, the officer found $1,000 cash in the glove box and paraphernalia, commonly associated with the sale of marijuana. Defendant voluntarily stated that he saw Trujillo bring the marijuana into the vehicle, however, he rejected any involvement in Trujillo’s schemes because “it wasn’t worth the risk.” Likewise, Trujilo directed Defendant on where to go for each stop, and solely Trujillo would get out of the car to deliver the marijuana. Trujillo corroborated Defendants testimony. The jury found Defendant guilty of felony possession of marijuana.
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