HELTON v. STATE

No. 28727.

300 S.W.2d 87 (1957)

Billv Joe HELTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 20, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Tessmer, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., William F. Alexander, George P. Blackburn and Frank Watts, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the possession of marijuana; the punishment, 11 years.

In view of our disposition of this case, a recitation of the facts will not be deemed necessary other than to observe that the officers searched a residence under and by virtue of a search warrant. At the time the evidence was offered, it was objected to, among other grounds, as follows: "The warrant issued in this case is invalid because it does not meet the requirements...

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