King v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of a barbiturate; the punishment, 60 days in jail and a fine of $100.00.

The state’s testimony shows that appellant was arrested by two Jacinto City Police Officers for being drunk in a public place. The arrest was around midnight at the Community Hospital in Jacinto City and in Harris County, Texas. Upon his arrest appellant was searched by the officers at the hospital for dangerous weapons and then taken to the police station where he was again searched by Chief of Police Scarborough before being placed in jail. In the search at the…