Haley v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises out of a conviction for possession of marihuana where the punishment was assessed at 5 years by the court following a verdict of guilty.

In his sole ground of error, appellant complains of the admission into evidence of a baggie of marihuana which he contends was the fruit of an illegal arrest, search and seizure. See Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, United States Constitution; Article I, § 9, Vernon’s Ann.Tex. Const.; Article 38.23, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.

Dallas City Police Officer G. C. Cox testified that about 2 a. m. on June 18, 1970, he…