DE LEON v. STATE

No. 28659.

297 S.W.2d 140 (1957)

Jesse V. DE LEON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 2, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Gabriel Nahas, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the possession of marihuana; the punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

The testimony of two police officers shows that on February 17, 1956, they went to a house located at 3908 Bering Street where the appellant lived to execute a search warrant. Shortly after their arrival, appellant drove into the driveway; they approached him, placed him under arrest, and gave him the search warrant as they entered the house...

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