Guillett v. State

OPINION

LEVY, Justice.

Appeal is taken from a conviction of possession of a controlled substance, namely, methaqualone, in a trial before the court. Punishment assessed is one hundred and one days in the Harris County jail and a $250 fine.

On March 6, 1981, Officers Patrick D. Pennington and Lawrence Smith observed appellants automobile blocking a lane of traffic. The officers pulled alongside the vehicle and observed appellant with a syringe in his hand. They also observed appellant and a female passenger “stumbling and falling about” when the two exited appellant’s automobile. Appellant was…