McKINNEY v. STATE

No. 36137.

372 S.W.2d 699 (1963)

Edward L. McKINNEY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Butler, Robstown, for appellant.

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


DICE, Commissioner.

The offense is unlawful possession of marihuana; the punishment, seven years.

Federal narcotics agent Ronald Merriweather, called as witness by the state, testified that in December, 1962, while working under cover in Victoria, he was introduced to one George Rainey, a known pusher of narcotics, by an informer from San Antonio. In the introduction, Rainey was told by the informer that Merriweather was a soldier stationed at Fort Sam Houston...

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