WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 44337.

476 S.W.2d 300 (1971)

Alfred James WILLIAMS, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen Glazner, Fort Worth (Court Appointed on Appeal), for appellant.

Frank Coffey, Dist. Atty., Marvin D. Snodgrass and Clinton Starr, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction of possession of marihuana with punishment assessed by the court at twenty years.

Fort Worth police officers, armed with a search warrant went to the home of appellant on September 12, 1969, searched appellant's house and found a yellow piece of paper between the mattress and box springs of a bed which contained marihuana.

Appellant contends the court erred in admitting evidence...

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