Haynes v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of marihuana. After waiver of trial by jury the appellant entered a plea of not guilty before the court.

Appellant contends that his arrest was without probable cause and that the fruits of the search incident thereto were inadmissible in evidence.

The record reflects that Officer Dunlap, Houston Police Department, Narcotic Division, received a call from a woman at 9 p. m. on June 23, 1967, and went to the caller’s address, a duplex. There the woman pointed to a hole inside a closet which permitted a view into the…