ALMENDAREZ v. STATE

No. 43219.

460 S.W.2d 921 (1970)

Lee ALMENDAREZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 31, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Steen, Houston (on appeal only), for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Don Lambright, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ONION, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the possession of marihuana with the punishment assessed by the jury at life imprisonment.

In his sole ground of error appellant contends there was no probable cause for his warrantless arrest and that the fruits of the search incident to such arrest were inadmissible in evidence.

Michael Chavez, who had been a narcotics officer with...

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