Skipper v. State

A jury found appellant-defendant guilty of the possession of marijuana for his personal use only and fixed his punishment at a fine of $750.00. The trial court imposed additional punishment of imprisonment in the Houston County Jail for six months.

The only issue raised by appellant is one that was first raised by defendant in pretrial motion to suppress evidence, which the trial court overruled. The evidence sought to be suppressed consisted of testimony of officers pertaining to their discovery on the land of defendant of some marijuana in the form of green plants growing thereon, their…