Gaston v. State

440 S.W.2d 297 (1969)

Sharland Reeves GASTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 41805.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 12, 1969.

Roy Q. Minton, Austin, for appellant.

Tom Blackwell, Dist. Atty., Dain Whitworth, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for the unlawful possession of marihuana, a narcotic drug (Art. 725b Vernon's Ann.P.C.).

Trial was before a jury on a plea of not guilty. The jury found appellant guilty. Appellant withdrew her request that the jury assess…