Williams v. State

CROSS, Judge.

The appellant-defendant, Albert D. Williams, appeals a judgment of guilty and imposition of sentence for possession of heroin. We reverse.

Albert D. Williams was one of two passengers in an automobile which had been stopped for being driven in an erratic manner. A driver’s license check on the driver, Albert Mitchell, revealed an outstanding warrant for Mitchell’s arrest. Mitchell was then taken to the police station for questioning. The appellant, Williams, and the other passenger, Byron Smith, who were not detained, then entered a restaurant where the car had been stopped.

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