Mayes v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: marihuana. Upon his plea of guilty before the court the punishment was assessed at 16 years.

Appellant’s sole ground of error is that “the trial court erred in admitting evidence of other offenses appellant had been charged with but of which appellant had not been, nor now, been convicted.”

The record reflects that appellant and several other persons occupied an apartment in Austin. On April 28 and 29, 1970, Narcotic Officers executed search warrants on this apartment,…