Gonzales v. State

379 S.W.2d 352 (1964)

Richard Mora GONZALES, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 36628.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 26, 1964.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1964.

Second Motion for Rehearing Denied June 10, 1964.

Arturo C. Gonzalez, Del Rio, for appellant.

Alton R. Griffin, Dist. Atty., William M. Laubach and George H. Nelson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Lubbock, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The offense is the possession of marihuana; the punishment, twenty-five years.

The testimony of three officers reveals that the appellant was…