Barnett v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is a violation of Article 725b, Sec. 2, V.A.P.C., which denounces the possession of paraphernalia for using narcotic drugs; the punishment, 10 years.

Detective Boyd testified that, on the night in question, he and his partner Hart observed the appellant standing near a tree on a sidewalk near a park in the city of Dallas and that as they passed the appellant turned his head and walked back in the shadow of the tree, which action on his part caused them to bring their automobile to a halt and question the appellant. Boyd stated that the appellant told them…