WILLIS v. STATE

No. 25971.

252 S.W.2d 169 (1952)

WILLIS et al. v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Greenberg, Galveston, for appellant.

Raymond E. Magee, County Atty., Jack W. Callahan, Asst. County Atty., Galveston, George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Commissioner.

Upon a joint trial, appellants were each assessed a term of 8 years in the penitentiary for possession of marijuana.

The sole question raised on appeal is the legality of the arrest of appellants which led to the finding of marijuana in their pockets.

It is shown, if not conceded, that the arrests were without warrant, and were not made under circumstances authorizing arrests under state law.

The state contended that...

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