JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 29115.

305 S.W.2d 361 (1957)

Harry Lynn JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 19, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry H. Brochstein, Houston, for appellant.

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


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the possession of marijuana; the punishment, 2 years.

Officer Brannon of the Houston police testified that, while in company with his fellow officer Hart, he observed an automobile being driven in excess of the speed limit, that they gave chase and brought the automobile to a halt. The appellant, who was the only occupant, walked back to meet the officers and asked them. "What's the matter?" Brannon stated that when...

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