Wells v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for the possession of marijuana; the punishment, seven years.

After two police officers of the city of Houston observed the appellant riding alone in an automobile which he was operating at an excessive speed, they pursued him, saw him run a stop sign and later observed that he had cut off his lights and was driving without them and brought him to a halt. A search of appellant’s automobile revealed a partially smoked hand rolled cigarette on the floor board on the driver’s side, a bottle containing capsules in the glove compartment, and an empty vial in his…