CURTIS v. STATE

No. 49520.

519 S.W.2d 883 (1975)

William C. CURTIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 12, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laird Palmer, Austin, for appellant.

Robert O. Smith, Dist. Atty. and David A. Sheppard, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty. and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of marihuana; the punishment, four years.

Initially, appellant claims the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction.

The record reflects that upon entering appellant's Austin apartment, pursuant to a search warrant, officers heard loud music and smelled marihuana. Upon entering the living room, they saw appellant and four others seated in a circle on the living room floor. A manila...

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