Ringo v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for the possession of marihuana; the punishment, eight years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

The evidence shows that upon a search of the appellant, following his arrest without a warrant, he was found in possession of eighteen marihuana cigarettes.

Appellant urged during the trial, and now insists, that he was illegally arrested and therefore the subsequent search of his person without a warrant was unlawful.

The facts and circumstances surrounding appellant’s arrest, as given by the arresting officer, Amos Johnson, who testified both out of and in the presence…