Lloyd v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “"The evidence shows that Lloyd and three companions were riding the back roads of Covington County near Opp and Andalusia. The ride began after one of the companions had done some repair work on Lloyd's automobile. They drank beer while work was being done on the car. After the automobile was operable, they began their ride. They stopped at several places to by beer and gasoline. Between the hours of darkness and around midnight, they bought and drank two cases of beer." "Meanwhile, Larry Chisum, a Covington County deputy sheriff, had received information from an informer that 'there was supposed to be marijuana' in Lloyd's car. After receiving information from the informer, Chisum began his search for Lloyd. He checked the local bars in Opp. He did not find him. He was looking for a blue Chevrolet Malibu automobile. When he did not find either Lloyd or the car, Chisum and Deputy Dedgar left to go home. They travelled on Route 84. When the officers left Opp, they observed an automobile that aroused their suspicions — it was going slow and weaving across the center line of the highway. Eventually, after observing the automobile weave and cross the center line a number of times, the officers turned on the blue lights and the automobile pulled over. Johnny Lloyd, a paraplegic, was sitting on the passenger side of the automobile. Lloyd had known Chisum since the two of them were in the second grade of school. When Chisum walked up to the driver's side, Lloyd called out to Chisum ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 629 So. 2d 660 - Lloyd v. State

2. “"(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of marihuana in the first degree if, except as otherwise authorized: "(1) He possesses marihuana for other than personal use; or "(2) He possesses marihuana for his personal use only after having been convicted of unlawful possession of marihuana in the second degree or unlawful possession of marihuana for his personal use only. "(b) Unlawful possession of marihuana in the first degree is a Class C felony."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 629 So. 2d 660 - Lloyd v. State

3. “If the case turned on those allegations, we would affirm.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 629 So. 2d 660 - Lloyd v. State