EVANS v. STATE

No. 39179.

401 S.W.2d 602 (1966)

Paula EVANS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown, Shuman & Harding, by Clifford W. Brown, Lubbock, for appellant.

Fred E. West, County Atty., Wm. Quinn Brackett and Carson Smith, Asst. County Attys., Lubbock, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is the unlawful possession of a barbiturate drug; the punishment assessed by the jury, one year in jail and a fine of $500.

The evidence reflected by the statement of facts is summarized in the brief of appellant as follows:

"Upon the trial of the case the arresting officer, Bill Bessent, who was shown to be a member of the detective force of the Lubbock Police Department, testified relative to following the Defendant and...

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