Harless v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of marihuana, where the punishment was assessed at five years by the court following a guilty verdict.

The appellant’s sole contention is that the trial court was in error in overruling appellant’s motion to suppress evidence based upon an illegal search and seizure.

Officer Zapata, Dallas Police Department, narcotics investigator, along with State Narcotics Officer Joseph, had under surveillance, in Richardson, an area described by Officer Zapata as “an open area and there are some woods, it’s wooded in some spots,…