WHITWORTH v. STATE

No. C14-81-015-CR.

624 S.W.2d 767 (1981)

Michael Linwood WHITWORTH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

November 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Claire Pendergast and Philip S. Greene, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before MILLER, MORSE and ROBERTSON, JJ.


MORSE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in violation of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. In a trial before the court, appellant was found guilty and received a three year probated sentence.

On May 22, 1979, Houston police stopped appellant for running a stop sign. Appellant was not a Houston resident but lived in Beaumont, Texas. Since the officer believed Beaumont to be more than 50 miles from Houston...

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