Crisp v. State

SMITH, Justice.

This case requires us to consider the constitutionality of a bill amending the Texas Controlled Substances Act. Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 4476-15 (Supp.1982). A pre-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus was filed with the trial court by these four appellants, who were jointly indicted for possession of marijuana. The court denied the writ. Three appellants challenge that action in one appeal; . a fourth appeals separately. We will consider both appeals together.

Bernard Eugene Crisp, Jerry Michael Miles, Joe Lee Sewell, and Bruce Dudley Carter were charged by an…