Pelham v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for the unlawful possession of marijuana.

Appellant was the driver of an automobile which police officers of the city of Houston saw run a red light. The officers pursued and stopped the automobile. There were three other occupants in the car. The automobile was the property of the mother of Mantooth, who was seated by the side of appellant. The other two occupants were on the back seat.

As the police officers pursued the automobile, someone on the back seat was seen to shake newspapers out the window of the car and then throw out the newspapers. What was…