Buntion v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of marihuana. Punishment was assessed by the jury at three years and three months.

The record reflects that on May 7, 1969, Officers Roeber and Hadley, of the Houston Police Department, stopped appellant when she backed her automobile from a private driveway into the intersection of Capri' Street and South Loop service road in Houston; that appellant’s car was searched by the officers and cigarette stubs containing marihuana were found.

Appellant contends that the arrest and subsequent search were illegal, and the…