Black v. State

OPINION

DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of a narcotic drug; to-wit, marihuana; the punishment, assessed by the jury, ten (10) years.

In his first two grounds of error appellant complains of the court’s action in admitting in evidence certain packets of marihuana found in appellant’s automobile over the objection that the contraband was obtained as the result of an unlawful search and seizure.

The facts surrounding the search of appellant’s automobile are summarized in the State’s brief as follows:

“On September 4, 1970, Officer Ralph Ward, a Texas Highway…