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DOWNEY v. STATE

No. 47549.

505 S.W.2d 907 (1974)

Larry Paul DOWNEY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 13, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Weir, Houston, Warren G. Clark, Jr., Anahuac, for appellant.

W. G. Woods, Jr., Dist. Atty. and Carroll E. Wilborn, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Liberty, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty. and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

Conviction was for possession of marihuana; the punishment, twenty (20) years.

Harry H. Stiles, Jr., a Highway Patrolman for the Department of Public Safety, on July 27, 1972, observed appellant's automobile going at a high rate of speed. He pursued and clocked the vehicle traveling 90 miles per hour. The vehicle stopped in response to the officer's red lights and siren. Appellant walked back to the officer's patrol car at...

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