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Florida Supreme Court looks at Jacksonville Beach man's marijuana arrest

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 05:27

A Jacksonville Beach marijuana arrest wouldn’t usually generate much attention or scrutiny. But almost six years after Christopher James Markus was jailed, the Florida Supreme Court will be deciding whether police arrested him illegally.

Markus, now 33, was arrested in April 2010 after police saw him and several other men drinking alcohol in public. When the three men were approached, the smell of marijuana was detected and Markus was observed flicking a marijuana cigarette under a vehicle, according to a police report.

Police attempted to detain Markus, but he ran or backed away from them into the garage he was living in on the 100 block of Second Street South. Police entered the garage and arrested Markus, who also had a knife on him, the report said.

Markus was eventually convicted of possession of a weapon by a felon. He previously had a conviction for identity theft and credit card...

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