Lee v. State

Eberhardt, Judge.

Mrs. Juanita Lee was convicted of the offense of possessing heroin and sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary and two additional years on probation. She appeals from the overruling of her amended motion for new trial.

1. The general grounds are without merit. Arresting officers testified that when they raided a motel room Mrs. Lee was found sitting on a bed with a beach bag beside her and her hand in the outside pocket thereof. A box of 100 capsules of heroin was in the pocket of the bag. Her disclaimer of ownership of the bag and its contents did not require the…