Harrell v. State

JONES, Judge.

The defendant Baxter Lee Harrell, Jr., was charged by an information filed in the County Court of Comanche County with the unlawful possession of two cases of whiskey. A jury was waived, the defendant was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to serve 30 days in the county jail and pay a fine of $100.

The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred in overruling the motion to suppress evidence based upon the contention that there was an illegal search and seizure.

The defendant testified that he drove his car off the highway into a pasture and went to sleep in the…