TORRES v. STATE

No. 27503.

278 S.W.2d 853 (1955)

Maria TORRES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

On Motion for Rehearing May 4, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Burkett, San Antonio, for appellant.

Austin F. Anderson, Crim. Dist. Atty., Anthony Nicholas, Jr., Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Jack H. Kaufman, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., San Antonio, Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is possession of marijuana; the punishment, 3 years.

It was established that the appellant lived alone in a small two-room house located in the middle of a lot which fronted on Leal Street, the front house bearing the number 1216. There was a third small house on the lot adjacent to the alley.

City Detective Talamantez of the San Antonio police and Agent Kinder of the...

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