Fawcett v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

Conviction is for possession of marihuana; the punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.

The testimony adduced by the State shows that on the 11th day of September, 1938, a city detective of the City of Beaumont was informed that the appellant was in possession of Marihuana, a narcotic. The officer arrested appellant searched him, and found on his person a sack which contained three marihuana cigarettes and some loose marihuana.

Appellant took the witness stand and testified that while he was sitting on a bench in the park, some person…