Jones v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

The appeal is taken from a conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: marihuana. Punishment was assessed at four years, probated.

Initially, appellant contends that the admission into evidence of the marihuana in question was illegal in that the search and seizure were made without probable cause.

The evidence shows that at approximately 11:45 P.M. on September 3, 1971, two Dallas police officers observed five men standing in a circle behind the Two Cousins Cafe in Dallas. The officers circled the block, drove down an alley with the car…