State v. Smith

TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of possession of a narcotic drug, heroin, and sentenced to six years in the state penitentiary. His appeal relies solely upon' the single bill of exception perfected.

The basis for this bill is the trial court’s overruling the defendant’s objection to evidence of “track marks” found on the defendant’s arms after his arrest. The evi-' dence shows that a track mark is the physical mark left upon the body after heroin is injected into the vein repeatedly (after about ten injections) in the same area.

In this case, a police officer examined the defendant…