Parker v. State

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is possession of a dangerous drug, to wit, barbiturates; the punishment, thirty days in jail.

Appellant, a delivery man for a drug store, was driving in Houston when his truck was observed by a Houston radio patrol officer. The officer testified that the vehicle was speeding. Appellant was “waived down” and asked to display his driver’s license. As appellant searched his billfold for his license, the officer noticed something red inside appellant’s closed hand. Upon being questioned as to what was in his hand, appellant replied by displaying two red…