Crestfield v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of LSD; the jury assessed the punishment at six months in jail and a fine of $3,000.

Officer R. L. Mayberry of the Houston Police Department testified that late in the night of September 5, 1969, he was working an extra job at a national pool tournament being held at the Le Cue Club in Houston. Someone called his attention to the appellant, who was asleep and “sitting slouched in a chair approximately three to four feet from the booth area of the restaurant part of the club.” He tried to wake the appellant and had to…