SHELDON v. STATE

No. 48166.

510 S.W.2d 936 (1974)

Dennis Reid SHELDON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 26, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren Burnett, Odessa, for appellant.

John Green, Dist. Atty. and Dennis Cadra, Asst. Dist. Atty., Odessa, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for possession of marihuana. After the jury returned a verdict of guilty, punishment was assessed by the court at ten years.

At the outset appellant contends that the court erred in denying appellant's motion to suppress.

The only witness to testify at the hearing on appellant's motion to suppress was Highway Patrolman Wasson. He and fellow officer Redmon were on routine patrol...

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