RIBBLE v. STATE

No. 46719.

503 S.W.2d 551 (1974)

Jerry Wayne RIBBLE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Gray, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Phyllis Bell and William Olsen, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction of the offense of possession of marihuana, wherein punishment was assessed by the jury at six (6) years.

Appellant's two grounds of error both challenge the action of the trial court in admitting into evidence marihuana seized as a result of an alleged illegal search. First, appellant urges that any consent to search his home given by him did not establish a valid waiver of his constitutional...

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