GONZALES v. STATE

No. 43264.

461 S.W.2d 408 (1970)

Jesus Cano GONZALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abel Toscano, Jr., Harlingen, for appellant.

F. T. Graham, Dist. Atty., Joel William Ellis, Asst. Dist. Atty., Brownsville, and 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 wherein the jury assessed the punishment at two years and eight months' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

In his sole ground of error appellant contends the marihuana in question was inadmissible since it was the product of a search and seizure incident to an illegal arrest. We do not agree.

On June 27, 1969, at approximately 7:45 p...

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