State v. Johnson

HAMITER, Justice.

Albert Johnson, the defendant herein, was convicted of the offense of illegal possession of marijuana and sentenced, as a double offender, to twenty years in the state penitentiary. On this appeal he relies on five bills of exceptions to obtain a reversal of the conviction and sentence.

Initially, three other males were charged along with Johnson in the information which alleged their possession of eight marijuana cigarettes. The state had expected to prove that seven of the cigarettes were on the person of this accused and the other on that of one of his codefendants.

All four…