WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 44849.

479 S.W.2d 300 (1972)

Richard A. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 19, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton, Friday, Friedman & Burroughs, by G. Lowell Clayton, Austin, for appellant.

Robert O. Smith, Dist. Atty., Michael J. McCormick, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of marihuana, with punishment assessed at two years probated. The trial was before the court upon a plea of not guilty.

The record reflects that appellant and a companion were stopped by Austin police while walking in an alleyway in downtown Austin during the late night hours of February 13, 1971. Officer Richards testified that when he got out of the police car, he began...

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