Alaniz v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The appellants, Alaniz and Villarreal, were convicted in a joint trial for the possession of marihuana. The punishment of each was assessed at two years.

Officers Avila and Ocana of the City of Mission Police Department, at approxi mately five o’clock in the afternoon, were patrolling a gravel road which was described as a lovers lane and a favorite place for parking and drinking. They saw a station wagon, occupied by two men, and a pickup truck parked on the side of the road. The officers passed the vehicles, turned back and approached the vehicles from behind and then…