Valdez v. State

Christian, Judge.

The offense is possession of marihuana; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

On the first of September, 1937, the sheriff of Guadalupe County, accompanied by a deputy sheriff, went to the home of appellant in Seguin for the purpose of searching for marihuana. We quote from the testimony of the sheriff, as follows: “In my official capacity as sheriff I called Cecelia Valdez out and talked to her, then pulled up some marihuana she had in her yard, and asked her did she have any in the house and she said ‘Yes’ and she got that and handed it to me. Then I…