Gonzales v. State

320 S.W.2d 837 (1959)

Cruz Miguel GONZALES, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 30106.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 14, 1959.

Perry L. Jones, Austin, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the possession of marijuana; the punishment, 10 years.

Lieutenant Gann of the narcotics detail of the Austin police force testified that, armed with a search warrant and accompanied by other officers, he arrived at the appellant's home and knocked, that the appellant came to the front door and when the witness stated that…