PRESSWOOD v. STATE

No. 52876.

548 S.W.2d 398 (1977)

James G. PRESSWOOD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 6, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Green, Jr., Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Ronald D. Hinds, Joe McNeff, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of possessing a usable quantity of marihuana of less than two ounces. The punishment, assessed by the court, was a fine of $150.

The appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to establish his unlawful possession of the marihuana. We agree and reverse.

Dallas police officer R. A. Keesy testified that he observed the automobile appellant was driving make...

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